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Mark2
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04/05/2014 01:18PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I'm in need of a little advice. I need a garnish for Martinis. I've tried to dehydrate green olives but I'm afraid that's may not work. I need it to show up nicely in photos, big enough to see and colorful. Merri is right now making the rounds of stores looking for the olives that come in packets but I'm wondering if you may have an idea for an alternative. A thought just came to mind; how about a giant freeze dried Blueberry? Any idea where I can find some?
 
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alpinebrule
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04/05/2014 04:20PM  
Hot Pickled (Large - Whole) Green Beans. We put them in "Cajun" martinis. Gin that been has steeped with Jalapeno, seeds removed.
 
Mark2
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04/05/2014 05:44PM  
quote alpinebrule: "Hot Pickled (Large - Whole) Green Beans. We put them in "Cajun" martinis. Gin that been has steeped with Jalapeno, seeds removed. "


I saw a bunch of that sort of thing on our grocery's shelf! How do you pack it in, will something like that keep for a few days just in a ziplock bag?
 
04/05/2014 06:18PM  
I have had the packaged olives before - not too bad if you put them in a drink. Link
 
OBX2Kayak
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04/05/2014 07:58PM  
I've never tried it but, how about dehydrating the baby white onions?

Olives probably have too much oil in them to dehydrate.
 
Savage Voyageur
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04/05/2014 09:32PM  
I brought Olives with three years ago, lots of salt brine in those, you are good to go in a water tight container. Just keep some of the juice with them.
 
h20
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04/05/2014 10:59PM  
Yup..green olives should last forever.
 
OBX2Kayak
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04/07/2014 06:48PM  
Saw some small packets of olives in a World Market store yesterday. It looked like there were about three olives per package. About $1.49 per package if my memory serves me right.

You might check and see if you can order them online at their website.
 
Jackfish
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04/07/2014 07:42PM  

You asked for garnish... :)
 
Mark2
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04/08/2014 07:49AM  
quote Jackfish: "
You asked for garnish... :)"


I love it!
How about a whole sardine in the drink? I wonder if it would be too salty?
 
04/09/2014 04:15PM  
quote Jackfish: "
You asked for garnish... :)"

Well played jackfish well played, its the simple things in life, bring in the olives vacum pack them, many place's you could put them in so they dont get crushed.
 
RainGearRight
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04/09/2014 07:33PM  
one year i premixed a bottle of bombay sapphire, some dry vermouth and a little olive juice, with the olives, all in a wide mouth nalgene. Poured a bit into my cup and fished an olive or two out with a fork. This might work?

 
OBX2Kayak
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04/09/2014 08:18PM  
Spotted some small packages of olives at the local WalMart today. Sorry, I forgot to look at the price.
 
yogi59weedr
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04/09/2014 10:29PM  
Try a little twist of lemon
 
caribouluvr
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04/13/2014 10:15AM  
Maybe small cucumbers that you can use in a gin like Hendrick's.
Persian or kirby cukes would be smaller.
 
04/13/2014 11:14AM  
I don't see them online, but noticed Dollar Tree had small bags of olives yesterday.
 
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