In article >,
says...
> Subject: Ping Jill - Hush Puppies
> From: dsi1 >
> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>
> On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 9:48:42 AM UTC-10, Janet wrote:
> > [quoted text muted]
> > colonists led by Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe discovered the Spanish
> > olive trees after their arrival in 1773. Plantations on St. Simons,
> > Sapelo and Cumberland Islands grew olives for oil well into the 1800s "
> >
> > Janet UK
>
> I would like to believe that most of the Italian immigrants in the US ate and
cooked with olive oil when they came to this country but I cannot say
if that was true. The fact remains that most Americans will not buy or
use the stuff.

http://www.centrafoods.com/blog/us-o...eview-and-how-
it-affects-you

"The import of olive oil in the US continues to grow. Since 1990, the
amount of olive oil imported into the US has tripled, rising from
100,000 metric tons of imported olive oil to 300,000. This clearly shows
the growing demand and popularity for olive oil within the United
States."
Janet UK