"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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>> On Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 1:18:52 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
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>>> > Bove, acting on wanton caprice,
>>> > Did purchase those olives of Greece.
>>> > "Tough" and too "bitter"
>>> > Made her a spitter.
>>> > Will her taste buds ever find peace?
>>>
>>> These are not those. I love those. Not sure what these are. A Greek
>>> place
>>> that we used to dine at put one on each plate as a garnish. These were
>>> dry,
>>> tough, wrinkled, chewy, bitter.
>>
>> Maybe they were oil-cured olives?
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> I've had those and salt cured. They are a real delicacy.

I suppose it is possible that I might like them now but I did not as a kid.