Safe Olive Curing Workshop

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Author: Pamela M. Geisel

Published on: September 23, 2010

Lye cured, water cured, pickled, salt cured, kalamata, black olives, green olives...how do you know what to do to make safe home cured olives? Come find out from the experts!!! Bill Krueger, UC Olive Expert and chair of the UC Davis Table Olive Symposium will be conducting a workshop on home olive curing and will describe the many methods that you can use at home to create those delicious snacks. The workshop will be on Saturday, October 9th, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Historic Mills Orchard Ranch located at 7782 County Road 16 in Hamiltong City, CA. (Near Chico, CA) Cost is $30.00 per person and includes olive tasting, refreshments and home olive processing guide. Checks can be made payable to UC Regents and mailed to UCCE, P.O. Box 697, Orland, CA 95963 or you can register online at: http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=4076
For more information call Pam Geisel at 530-865-1154 or the main office at 530.865-1107

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Comments: 9

Comments:

by Florence Nishida

on September 23, 2010 at 3:27 PM

Pam,
Wonderful idea! Could we get a workshop down in southern California? Lots of people have olive trees, lots of groves down here.

Regards,
Florence Nishida

by Marie Antoniou

on September 23, 2010 at 8:31 PM

Hi Pam, I am teaching my olive curing class this Saturday at the Garden of the Sun. I will pass this information to the class. Hope to see you soon, Marie

by Pamela M. Geisel

on September 24, 2010 at 8:02 AM

Hi Marie: So glad you are doing a workshop too! I saw that on the calendar. I would love to taste your greek olives!!!! Can you share your recipe?

by Robin Y Rivet

on September 27, 2010 at 12:07 PM

I would also attend an olive workshop, especially here in San Diego (or maybe even in Orange County), although our San Diego members would likely fill a class down here easily...

by Carol Rohner

on September 27, 2010 at 4:56 PM

Florence, Robin, and others in the SO CAL area
There is alink on the first page for Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center. They also offer an Olive Curing Class, although I don't know if it is as intensive as the one described above. However, it's only about an hour from San Diego, or many other SoCal locations, depending on where you live.
Hope that helps.

by Robin Y Rivet

on September 27, 2010 at 5:25 PM

Thanks Carol, but Riverside is considerably more than "an hour away"...More like two, and that's without traffic!

by Donna Anguiano

on October 7, 2010 at 3:11 PM

I cure olives using the lye and would like to learn all of the other methods. The location is to too far for me to attend class. A location closer to Lodi or Stockton would be best. I may have a few olives to share. Next year would also work for me. I did not see the class until Thursday, Oct. 7th.

by Linda Hagye

on October 12, 2010 at 4:26 PM

I couldnt attend the class. Do you have a booklet for sale or something.
lindahagye@yahoo.com

by Timothy D Inouye

on October 15, 2010 at 8:43 PM

Pam,
I could not attend because of a prior appointment at my college. Is there a way I can purchase a copy of the curing techniques, since I do have olives on my property that I have been curing since my father passed away in 1998. I am always looking for new ideas to cure my olives. Thank you.

Tim
certifiedmastergardener2005@gmail.com