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| 2502.1 | Or idylwilde Farms, if you're handy to the greater Maynard area | NITMOI::PESENTI | Only messages can be dragged | Wed Jul 11 1990 14:04 | 5 |
| Idylwilde has the same stuff, but not in cannes (ouch!).
They have it packaged in pint and half pint "pseudo-tupperware" containers,
in brine. They also sell all the herbs (fresh when available and dried), and
oil, and...
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| 2502.4 | maybe in Boston | 4GL::ANASTASIA | Where is my mind? | Thu Jul 12 1990 08:51 | 4 |
| My dad used to buy raw olives somewhere in Boston. I'll see if he
remembers where he got them.
-Patti
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| 2502.5 | RAW? | NITMOI::PESENTI | Only messages can be dragged | Thu Jul 12 1990 09:01 | 2 |
| I take it olives in brine or packed in just salt are not raw?
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| 2502.6 | | ENABLE::glantz | Mike @ZKO, Nashua NH | Thu Jul 12 1990 11:32 | 14 |
| Right, those are already pickled by the salt. Raw olives are pretty
much inedible and don't keep too long (they ripen and rot just like
other fruits). All of the recipes start with raw olives (pretty much as
they come off the tree, just sorted and washed up a bit), and pickle
them in any liquid which can be used for pickling (brine, vinegar,
acidic juices, wines, etc). To the pickling liquid, you add various
herbs, spices and other things (garlic, onions, peppers, mint, oregano,
sage, lavender, lemon, .... yum yum). The olives release some of their
oil into the liquid and soften up. You can start with green or ripe
olives for different final results with the same pickling ingredients,
and there are lots of different kinds of olives with flavors and
textures which can vary from a little to a lot. Some of our California
noters probably could add something interesting, since California is
one of the great olive-growing regions.
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| 2502.7 | ANOTHER VERSION | PARITY::HOWELL | | Thu Jul 12 1990 11:47 | 8 |
| Idylwild Farms, Acton, sells loose green olives every summer. I
have bought them in the past. I have this gallon glass jar into
which I place the cracked green olives with garlic cloves, a bit
of shallot and a wedge or two of lemon. Fill the jar to the top
with olive oil. After you eat all the olives you have a very
flavourful olive oil for salad.
B.
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| 2502.11 | DIRECTIONS | PARITY::HOWELL | | Thu Jul 12 1990 15:17 | 17 |
| RE: 9
Idlywild Farms is in West Acton. Take Rt 27 to Rt 111 to
West Acton Center. Make a right at the traffic light and go
down the road, cross over the RR tracks and you will see what
was a service station, now soft icecream. Right next door is
Idylwild. It is a large, rustic building with ample parking.
I know, I paid for it!
They sell plants, flowers, pottery, fresh baked goods, coffee,
tea, etc. They are not cheap. You pay top dollar. BUT, you
get top quality. They also have a good chocolate selection.
B.
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| 2502.12 | Ah! A fellow investor! | NITMOI::PESENTI | Only messages can be dragged | Fri Jul 13 1990 08:50 | 8 |
| By the way, they do not make their own olive oil, but they do carry a variety
of brands.
Alternate directions:
From route 2, take the West Acton exit (it's the exit between 495 and 27), and
head towards West Acton (past BXC facility). Idylwilde is about 2 miles on
the right.
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| 2502.13 | Idlywild Farm... | WOODRO::RUSSO | | Tue Jul 17 1990 11:45 | 14 |
| I went to Idylwild farm on Sataurday. What a great place! They had
many of the things that I have a hard time finding. Asiago cheese,
local goat cheese, large bags of basil for $2.49 (enough for 6 cups
of firmly packed basil)...We had a ball. The N.J. tomatoes they have
now are excellent also. They didn't have any fresh olive there this
week, but I'll keep checking.
BTW, They are closed on Tuesdays and are open 8:30 - 7:30 every other
day.
Thanks,
Mary
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