«Ελιές ξιδάτες» Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου
“Close the container and leave them for 40 days, but stir them daily. After 40 days, if the olives have too much water, remove the excess. Add the olive oil and vinegar” (Eleni Filippou, Kyperounda)
Name - Recipe
Ελιές ξιδάτες.
1kg black olives
1 glass of coarse salt
a little olive oil
a little vinegar
Wash the olives well. Put them in a container and add the salt, a little water and mix. Close the container and leave them for 40 days, but stir them daily. After 40 days, if the olives have too much water, remove the excess water. Add the olive oil and vinegar. Stir them and they are ready. (Eleni Filippou, Kyperounda).
Preserving in vinegar and salt.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Eleni Filippou, 63 years old, Kyperounda - Limassol, in Kourri P. and Lazarou S. (eds.) (2007), Traditional recipes of the village of Kyperounda, unpublished data).
Stalo Lazarou, Argyro Xenophontos
http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/fd/fd.nsf/All/EF5158806BDFA410C22570300031AED8?OpenDocument
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