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olive
olive Tree, shrub or vine and its fruit, especially the common olive tree, Olea europaea, native to the Mediterranean region. It has leathery, lance-shaped leaves, a gnarled and twisted trunk and may live for more than 1000 years. The fruit is bitter and inedible before processing. Height: to 9m (30ft). Family Oleaceae. See also
olive oil
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Olives are just waiting for a cure
Newspaper article from: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin; 10/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...center provides the olives, or at least, 40 olive trees for students...turned nearly all olive trees into their...injecting eggs into olives that will eventually...There's so many olive trees and I like olives so I thought it would...
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Venerable olive helps oil health, food, mythology.(Food)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 1/8/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...family, I discovered olives shortly after being weaned. We bought olive oil by the gallon...jars used to transport olive oil. With olives playing such a key...humans how to cultivate olives. Paintings of olive trees appear on the...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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OLIVE OIL SALES REALLY SIZZLING.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/29/1996; 700+ words
; ...not so subtle differences in olive oils. Just like wines, each olive oil has its own unique character...by the particular variety of olives used, the growing region and...oil. Among oils, only the olive offers a variety of natural...
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Relishing Olives
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...ruminate over whole olives, olive dips and dishes whose...Hollywood Armani olive -- meaty and sweet...wrinkly black Roman olives are somewhat smoky...holds a variety of olives dressed in common...with extra virgin olive oil, thyme, rosemary...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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OLIVES A WISE WAY TO PERK UP LOW-FAT DIETS.(Spotlight on Food)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 3/4/1998; 700+ words
; ...people learn that like olive oil, olives are a source of monounsaturated...OLIVE-TOMATO CROSTINI Olive Paste: 1 cup Kalamata or Nicoise olives, pitted 2 tablespoons...salt. Combine the olives, shallot, capers, thyme and olive oil in a food processor...
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Olive Fruit Fly Backgrounder From the California Olive Oil Council.
PR Newswire; 8/16/2002; 700+ words
; BERKELEY, Calif. -- The spread of the Olive Fruit Fly across California since 1998 has become a source of increasing apprehension to olive growers, olive oil producers, and consumers. As is the case in Europe...
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olive oil: THE MOST ANCIENT FUNCTIONAL FOOD IN HISTORY
Magazine article from: International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials : INFORM; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Figure 1). Virgin olive oils. These oils are...from the fruit of the olive tree (olives) solely using mechanical...region of origin, olive variety, and treatment...the cultivation of the olives and the preparation of...
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Olives get their day in the sun
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/4/1999; ; 588 words
; ...stuffed Spanish green olives in most places...enjoy the spectrum of olive varieties, from...a tip for pitting olives: Place the flat...large knife over the olive and hit it with your...of lemon juice and olive oil for a quick pasta...sauce. Stuff chopped olives in deviled eggs to...
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Olive Oil: The Slippery Details
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/9/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...only does it boost flavor, but olive oil also helps increase absorption...avocados, nuts and, of course, olives. But you'd have to eat a...them -- an estimated 23 jumbo olives, about 280 calories -- to...in those two tablespoons of olive oil. Share Your Tips or ask...
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Olive Garden Introduces New Signature Dishes; Restaurant Offers New Recipes and Photos for the At-Home Chef.
PR Newswire; 6/19/2003; 700+ words
; ...chicken breast marinated in olive oil, lemon and garlic, and...and a red- pepper-infused olive oil imported from Italy...red bell peppers, Kalamata olives, onions, basil and garlic. Chicken Castellina: Olive Garden brings back this popular...
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Olives
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Olives The olive tree boasts two prizes —...grown; some produce only table olives, and others are cultivated for olive oil. Italy and Spain lead world...in consumption of both table olives and olive oil. California has also become...
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Olive Oil
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...commercial producers of olives and olive oil. Greece is close...wineries are planting olives to offset poor wine...harvests. Ironically, olive trees were planted...requires 2,000 olives. The only added...ingredient in extra virgin olive oil is the warm water...
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Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. Corner of Cucumber & Vine P.O. Box 609 Mount Olive, North Carolina 28365 U.S.A. Telephone...Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. is America ’...
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olive
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Both green and ripe olives are treated with lye...then packed in brine. Olive wood, hard and close...Deluge was the branch of olive brought back by the dove, and a dove bearing an olive branch has also been...as a symbol of peace. Olives are classified in the...
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olive oil
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
olive oil pale yellow to greenish oil obtained from the pulp of olives by separating the liquids from solids. Olive oil was used in the ancient world...climate, cultivation, and variety of olive. Olive oil is one of the most digestible...
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