"Taxed and Spent" wrote in message news
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?
==
Ohh yes! I used to live in Malta and pastizzi were a regular treat
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