Preserving Olives From Tree to Jar - Part 2: Preparing a Brine, Jarring and when to use your Olives.
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Grow and use your own Olives - a seriously easy tree to grow:
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10% salt to water brine -- this way of measuring allows people to a) scale the amount of brine easily and b) use a variety of salts which due to grain size differences are not suitable to be measured in a cup. Source: me, an olive grower and table olive producer.
Thanks for the advice on it. Grain size is a an obvious factor I hadn’t considered.
My husband was asking me the other day about finding a recipe to bottle olives growing in our complex. I assumed it was going to take several ingredients and maybe chemicals which I'm not too keen on but I've just watched both parts 1 and 2 of your videos and I think I can do it. In fact my husband went out and brought me a limb from the tree to start. I'm anxious to give it a go. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Hey, you are welcome. Remember to let them stay in the jars for a decent amount of time with the brine if you don't like them too strong flavoured. Best of luck.
So nice to preserved your own Olives, thanks for sharing
Thanks Ana-Rica.
I’m here watching part two. Thanks so much for another great video full of great information.
Thanks - there is nothing like a home made olive is there.
I should grow olive in my yard.
Thank you. My apologies for taking so long to reply. Growing olives is a great investment. Thanks for watching it.
Fantastic video! I know zero about olives and am finding these videos fascinating.
Thanks for that - maybe you should think about giving a go. Makes a great staple filler crop.
@@matthewspatch9529 I’ll have to look them up. I thought they needed hot summers? My average high temperature months are August and September -high 60’s F/ 20C. I really don’t get warm here at all I have to grow tomatoes and peppers in a hoop house or they don’t ripen before autumn
Hope they are viable for.you as they are very tolerant.
Brilliant demonstration 10/10 👏
I'm confident to be able to get it right this year now! Thanks Matthew
Thanks mate - I"m sure you will be loving them next year. Always appeciate your thoughts - take care.
Thank you for the clear and straight forward instructions delivered with such friendliness. Glad to have found your channel, it will be interesting to see what you & your family have done to date :)
Hi Jenny - what a kind thing to say. I very much appreciate it. Haven't made a video for a while with life getting in the way but am about to start filming again for my redemption arc so the speak. Pickling chillies soon which I always enjoy and we are getting low. Hope to speak with you again.
Great harvest brother thanks for sharing
Thanks for taking the time to watch it your busy life.
Very nice recipe and description of brining your olives Matt. I hope they are tasty and top many a pizza in your household. xx Cathi xx
Thanks Cathi - I love them and I hope it helps others.
Love the video mate
I picked all my olives just the other day
Got about 4kg off my tree
Just starting to do this process myself
Fingers crossed I get some delicious olives at the end of it 🤞
Thanks Paul. Best of luck with your own harvest. Nothing like home grown olives mate.
👍🏼🌸👌🏼interesting ! I will go see the first one to see what you did !
Hope it's of use to you. Thanks for watching it.
Thank you so very much. I have a beautiful 46 yr old olive tree that continues to produce beautifully, but I never had time to learn what to do with them. I only knew the lye soaking method and did not want to deal with the caustic stuff. I am so excited with this info. Blessings and Thanks🙏
That's so great 👍. I'm so pleased that you are going to be able to get use from them. Such a great addition to the table. Appreciate you watching it and your thoughts.
Thank you Matthew, I'm giving this a try for the first time
That's great. I hope you enjoy your olives. Remember to wash them if you want less salt in your olives if you decide to marinade them. I like a salty olive, but not everyone does. Hope it works out for you.
I'm going to salt brine them today
@@alicheesman cool.
Very cool. I noticed you filled the jars right to the top with brine.
Awesome
Cheers J&C 🌱🌱🌱
Hey guys - method always works for us - plenty of food and we often get them form other folks trees. Just have to look for larger fruit as oil olives are usually smaller (at least here they are).
Hello my new friend olives 🫒 looks so delicious. Have a great day 🫒🫒
Thanks Gosia. I appreciate that.
Good morning sir
I like watching your videos
And I like watching yours Babita. Thanks for watching it.😀
Hi. Thank you for sharing great video.
I really like the content you share. Wishing you and your family good health, happiness and peace. full likes
Thank you that's a really kind comment. I hope your family is also well and happy.
Awesome 👍👍👍, you have your own olive tree and you can procees it
Yes and we love it.
Very nice Matthew, I have zero skills when it comes to brining, pickling and canning. But seeing videos like this makes me want to try and learn it.
Thanks Rick. Its a bit labour intensive but its good value - I love canning and preserving.
Thanks for sharing my new friend good job 👍
Thanks - i appreciate that.
Great job on showing us the process Matthew
Thanks.folks
Well, I’m working my way through a few of your videos as you can see. Thank you so much for a wonderful video with some great gardening tips. I need all the tips I can get.
Hey mistakes make us better - sure your will turn out brilliantly.
Yum! I feel like eating now 😋. Nice video 👌
Already on to the next batch!
thank you matt for sharing i love it help me a lot how to brine olive thanks mate
Hey that's great I'm so glad it helped you make use of them. Take care.😀
Nice Matt
They have certainly got me hungry
Looks delicious mate 👍
Thanks Neil - I love them. Now got to learn to smoke them.
That's fantastic! What a great harvest too! I have always loved how beautiful olive trees are as well! -Cara
Cheers Cara - if you enjoy them they can fill out so many meals.
@@matthewspatch9529 I honestly don't really care for them, but they are beautiful trees haha!
Thanks for this video my friend
Thanks for watching it. Hope it's of use to you.
Oh Matt this was excellent! I wish I had an olive tree. I bet those are delicious!
Thanks Lisa, Grow one - you'll have fruit in the secofndyear if you plant an advanced sapling. We couldnt do wthout them.
Great explaining, thank you!
Your welcome. My apologies it’s taken so long to recognise your thoughts on this. Thanks again.
G'day mate.
That was great. Really well done.
All the best.
Daz.
Thanks Daz. Apologies for taking so long to get back to you. Hope you are going well.
Great video! The olives look so good already! I love olives and I could sit down with a jar and much on them on their own, lol. This really makes me want an olive tree!
Thanks Andrea - do it most productive tees we own just a bit of work and tons of food.
Awesome! Thanks fr sharing this video new friend.
Thanks thats very kind. Hope its helpful.
@@matthewspatch9529 definitely yes!
Mate! You had me at part 1. Was there ever a part 3??? So far my olives have turned out a m a z I n g 🙏. Would love to see you different marinations. Cheers.
I’m hoping to get back into it soon - life and all that. Will bring some ideas on how we use our olives. Again sorry it’s taken so long to reply which at it’s core is very rude. Glad you liked it ant I hope to share what we do with marinating soon.
Matthew I have really got a lot from these olive videos!! Next season I’m gonna try this. Haven’t done the soaking method to get the tannins out before so will give it a crack! Super informative thanks Matthew!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Hope it goes well for you Anita. Wouldnt be without them.
Hadir menyaksikan video terbaikmu ini sahabatku teruslah semangat berkarya semoga semakin sukses
Thanks I hope so too. Appreciate you taking the time to watch it.
When will the "The Making of Olive Oil" come?
In the future but not too far away.
Like the video tx
Hey thanks I appreciate it. Good luck with you olives and my apologies for not getting back to you earlier.
Hi Mathew did you do Part 3 I haven't been able to find it?
Hi Sue, my apologies for the delay in reply. No I haven't yet, Life and work have gotten in the way. I hope to start posting new videos soon so I hope to share my favourite marinades soon, Simple one I like is rosemary, garlic and some oil.
Thanks again mate, do you use any particular kind of salt for the brine?
Cheers Deb & Dan.
Hi folks. No I don’t use anything special whatever is cheap. I can understand that people would like to use something more specific. If you salt cure your olives in soaking (salt and water soaking every two days rather than just water then hold in vinegar mixes) it may well be a more important choice for you. Good luck with it.
Fantastic couple of videos Matt! Really helpful. We are trying this for the first time. I've noticed some people put a thin layer of olive oil on top before putting on the jar lids - do you have any thoughts on this?
Hi Luke, as I simply brine our olives I don’t bother but it can definitely help with shelf life. Great that you are giving it a go. I’m looking at the olives here and will hopefully be picking in about four weeks. So maybe I’ll seal some with oil again and compare how they hold up. Thanks for watching them.
Hi Mathew! Two questions, what type of salt and do I store them in the fridge after I put them in the brine? Thanks :) I hope you answer because I’m at this step now and they are ready to go in jars lol TIA
Hi Lisa, I use cooking salt and if the jars are prepared, they will store in a cool dark area for 6 months to a year .
@@matthewspatch9529 thank you I made them from your recipe and I appreciate the time you took to make this video
Love your videos.
Store bought tastes like there’s vinegar added. Am I wrong?
That's right. Most olives are salt cured, washed, and put into a marinade using vinegar. Thanks for the feedback I really appreciate it.
great video - I have just harvested my first 5 olives (canada). I'm going to try this ;). I'm curious about the part of jarring - I noticed you have re-used jars. I'm still learning about canning myself and have only used the hot water/boiling method with sealing jars (tomato sauce). Is there any risk of botulsim with your method or because this is a salt water brine, that risk is removed? Do those lids re-seal? I can't wait to see Part 3 - I'm curious about the marinade options.
Hi - thanks for the thoughts and my apology for the delay in reply. Great that you are processing your own fruit. Our jaring method is pretty old style and we rely on the salinity to maintain the safety of the fruit. I would always advise folks to use a method they are comfortable with however I havent had any issues with the method so far. I find that the heat of the brine is adequate in sealing the jars which I do re-use. Hope to be filming again soon and will get on with some of our favourite marinades. Simple one is lemon, rosemary and garlic.
I was wondering the same thing. I'm watching both videos a couple times. This is my first time we have harvested Arbequina olives, and I have been changing the water now for 7 days. I'm Leary about putting glass jars in the oven. I will probably do a water bath?
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Thanks for that.
Hey Matt, do you chuck the lids in with the jars?
Yes I do. 150c isn’t too much for them.
Been watching part 1 and 2 a few times. This is my first time preparing the brine and jarring. It took about 6 years before we had olives on our Arbequina Olive Tree. I now have my salted water brine in the olives and jars. After a couple or few weeks, do I wash the brine off and reseason them? Will they be too salty?
Hi Janis, this is a salty mix, but I find that once washed after the brine, they accept any marinade well. Often, I will use oil, garlic, and rosemary overnight or a longer term vinegar based recipe. The time frame varies, but two to three weeks would be fine to my taste. It is a good idea before eating them. I do just eat them straight and find that meets my tastes if I'm cooking with them. I much prefer the salty flavour on pizza, for example. Hope it all goes well for you.
@@matthewspatch9529 Thank you for your quick response. Love your video's. So glad I found your channel.
Great video - what % salt solution are you looking for as I have rock salt. Thank you
High - sorry for the delay in response. Thats a really intersting question given the packing density of cooking salt to rock salt crystals. I'll work it out and get back to you. Have you thought about grinding the rock salt to the same weight as in the video recipie. Would be an great exercise and I may give it a go myself.
@@matthewspatch9529 yeah problem is grinding it will not give uniform particle size and hence may end up more concentrated. No probs on delay.
Matheus I cured my olives with sea salts, soaked, but it’s showing mold on top, even though I changed the water. Should I discarded everything? Next time I’ll follow your instructions. Thank you in advance for your answer.
Hi - some scum on the surface is pretty normal. If it has formed into a mold that is a bit of a worry. Salt soaks are definitely a way to cure your olives quickly and perhaps it has drawn a large amount of by-product out. I'm definitely try a side by side of both methods to see. Personally I wouldn't worry too much about the mold scum but that's me. If you use them hope they are great
Doesn’t the hot water cook the olives? Should we add a bit of olive oil on top of each jar?
I find the heat doesn't cook them as it cools quickly. Oil can be used. However, I have found that the brine prevents problems. Good luck with it if you have have a go.
Would water bath canning the jars make a difference for longevity ???
Afraid that I can offer you much on this question. Hopefully others can.
Hi,when preparing the brine solution are you just heating the water,or boiling ?????
Hi it’s a slow summer I’d about 10 minutes. I’m so sorry for delay in response. Wish you luck with your olives. What a simple way to self-sufficiency… at least a bit.
Хай 🙋.Хочу спросить у вас, скажите пожалуйста как вы путём черенкования размножает оливу?
Hi are you thinking simple cutings? If so I would take 6-10 pencil thickness cutings and put them into propagating sand in early spring - they are pretty tough and shoot well. You should et a few viable young plants to pot up. Take care.
Can I de pip olives later after brin
Hi - I usually do leave the pips in. Just cut or prick the olive and the results is the same. Good luck with it.
I love your video
So beautiful
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Thanks I really appreciate that.
👍🏼🌸👌🏼interesting ! I will go see the first one to see what you did !