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for the sunday lamb roast instructions, how much is 1500g of potatoes? What kind of potatoes? > Also pick up garlic, rosemary, thyme, lemons, honey, almonds, olive oil, gravy in…
by kart23 · Oct 7, 2026
I live near the Dell's Favorite olive oil farm, was happy to see them in this article.
by RobGR · Oct 7, 2026
I subscribe to an olive oil club, which buys a planeload of olive oil bottles each quarter from producers wherever it's harvest season, and ships them out to US subscribers. The…
by DennisP · Oct 7, 2026
Doesn't seem that impractical since good olive oil producers pick by hand anyway. One example is Woodpecker Trail from the article.
by DennisP · Oct 7, 2026
It’s going to be interesting seeing how the world changes over the coming decades. I’m definitely pro-olive oil so more olive oil is more good, but never seeing snow again is go…
by MisterMunchkin · Oct 7, 2026
Spain has some of the best and some of the worst olive oil in the world, mostly because it has about 45% of total world supply, and because people in the country care a lot abou…
by jvican · Oct 7, 2026
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The cultivated olive is a subspecies of subtropical evergreen tree in the family Oleaceae. Modern cultivars are traced primarily to the Near East, Aegean Sea, and Strait of Gibraltar. Olea europaea is the type species for its genus, Olea, which lends its name to the Oleaceae plant family. The olive fruit is classed botanically as a drupe, similar in structure and function to the cherry or peach. The term oil was originally synonymous with olive oil. Read more on Wikipedia