On Mon, 19 Jun 2017 07:07:53 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> wrote:

>On 6/19/2017 3:07 AM, JBurns wrote:
>> I have an elderly couple living a few doors away. I have seen them in
>> their garden and when I shop. Over the last couple of years they have
>> got a little more frail and don't do as much cooking as they used to
>> so I plate up a couple of meals a week in disposable containers and
>> drop them off to them. We always have more than we need.
>>
>> Anyway, she knocked on my door today with half a bucket of olives and
>> her husband in tow. She is a tiny Maltese lady with a very strong
>> accent and very strong will. She proceeded to boss me and her husband
>> around and proceeded to show me how to brine olives. I have tried a
>> couple of times but gave it up as a never hit on a result that I was
>> pleased with, but, I have had her olives and so I let her boss me
>> around because she was imparting valuable passed down knowledge from
>> her great grandmother.
>>
>> I have her permission to posty the method here, but before I do I need
>> to gather my thoughts, write it down and then double check I have it
>> right.
>>
>> I am posting this small piece here now because she showed me something
>> I have never seen before.
>>
>> The first step(s) is to make a strong brine for the olives and change
>> it every day for twelve days. Make the brine in the clean bucket after
>> dumping the olives in the sink. Put enough water in the bucket that it
>> will cover the olives easily and start adding salt and stirring to
>> dissolve. When I asked how much salt she answered in her strong accent
>> "You gotta egg?". I gave her an egg and she put it in the bucket with
>> the salty water and kept adding salt until the egg floated. The brine
>> was ready. Who knew?
>>
>> JB
>>
>
>Looking forward to the post on her procedure.
>
>If you really want to make her happy and proud, ask her if she will show
>you how to make pastizzi, guiding you step by step. I don't know if she
>has any in her freezer from family, but if not, you would be a real hero.
>
>What city are you in?

Perth, Western Australia.

JB