[Sca-cooks] Olive Oil

[Galefridus Peregrinus]

Interesting video -- very informative on how the types of oil vary depending on kind of olive, degree of ripeness, etc. Here's a source from 11th century Seville on the cultivation of olives. About 1/3 way down are instructions on extracting the oil. Not something that I as an East Kingdom person could experiment with easily, but maybe someone from the West Kingdom might try this or some other period methods.

http://www.filaha.org/khayr_final_translation_revised.html

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> Excellent video on modern olive oil production.
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> http://www.eretz-gshur.co.il/video_eng.asp
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