Any Home Bakers Here?

[Jacquie Button]

be fun to see the outcome never had the opportunity to play with olives but love the green ones

They are soooo good!

 

[N F C]

I will try to take pics of the process. I picked green today. I want to try to do some black as well.

Green or black, I love olives...it will be fun to see how your curing goes.

 

[chickmom3941]

The jar you use needs to be able to let air out but not in. I have had lidded jars explode. If using a jar, then use plastic wrap with a rubber band around the top.

The spring jar has been the best for me to use and you can find them in second hand stores. The seals will wear out over time but they are often in with the canning supplies, usually a couple per package. The seals are fairly standard in size



Storage in metal is not a good idea because of the above. Stainless steel for baking is fine.

I would not use aluminium though.

What size jar is best? Would a quart jar be big enough? I did a little research on sourdough over the weekend, and feel a LITTLE less intimidated about trying it. It would still probably benefit me to read a little more on the subject before trying though. Don't want to mess it up!

 

[ronott1]

What size jar is best? Would a quart jar be big enough? I did a little research on sourdough over the weekend, and feel a LITTLE less intimidated about trying it. It would still probably benefit me to read a little more on the subject before trying though. Don't want to mess it up!

A quart jar works. You need to be able to keep 2 cups with room for expansion as you feed the starter. It likes to rise in the jar.

Once you get a start going, it becomes second nater to take care of them. It is not very hard and it is very hard to kill one. I have heard more about family members tossing the starter because it can look off when the jar gets dirty. I keep dried starter as a backup

 

[pennyJo1960]

A quart jar works. You need to be able to keep 2 cups with room for expansion as you feed the starter. It likes to rise in the jar.

Once you get a start going, it becomes second nater to take care of them. It is not very hard and it is very hard to kill one. I have heard more about family members tossing the starter because it can look off when the jar gets dirty. I keep dried starter as a backup

I bought a gallon jar with twist of lid glass jar plastic lid... wanted to give it plenty of room
bf loves his sourdough pancakes

 

[Jacquie Button]

Starting to cure...I think we will be canning for days...lol!

 

[N F C]

Starting to cure...I think we will be canning for days...lol!

Whoa! Where did you get all the olives?

 

[pennyJo1960]

have to admit never liked the black ones love the green ones

 

[sunflour]

Starting to cure...I think we will be canning for days...lol!

That's a lot of olives, good luck...hope they all turn out.

I have a small olive tree in a planter on my patio - we got one ripe/black olive this year, but too much trouble for one to do anything. The squirrels pull the olives off, take a bite and spit them out

 

[Jacquie Button]

have to admit never liked the black ones love the green ones

I like the green ones too. I have never done the dark ones...this is a small batch experiment.