Friday, December 4, 2015

Don't Drink This

This is not yellow Pepsi . . . it's olive oil from the trees in our yard.  

The traditional way to pick olives is to spread a tarp or blanket under the tree then strip the fruit off by hand or with a small rake.  The olives fall down onto the blanket.
These are olives from our landlady's trees.  
She will get enough oil for a year with plenty of extra to share with us.
Olive trees take a long time to grow and mature, but they also last for hundreds of years.  A good oil supply in Jordan is a sign of stability and prosperity.

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