Guest guest Posted September 23, 2001 Report Share Posted September 23, 2001 with a last name of ****Iencarelli **** i have to join in the chorus for olive oil!!! what a difference in my skin, since the marriage to this bulky Italian olive oil eatin' fool. try tomato salad, my favorite......fresh garden tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, salt and olive oil. (i'm a little heavy handed with fresh pepper sometimes).....dip the sourdough and it is delightfully refreshing on a hot summer evening. a little merlot in a fat glass makes a nice treat too! ...........- " Chris Ziegler " <chrisziggy1 > > Oh my goodnes YES! .... I can't believe its not butter.. Uh yes I can > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2001 Report Share Posted September 23, 2001 > Hey chris Hi Michelle > > Its good to know someone else goes through gallons of extra virgin olive > oil!! Hehehe, so its not just me > So does my family- we use it in/on everything- in quantity!!! Good for you! Really it is good for you, so many studies prove that. > We even travel with it(and all of our other whole foods, much to the > surprise of those we visit) Okay, now I feel much better that I am not the only person who travels with my whole foods *LOL* > We go through lots of butter too... > Its definitely true that the quality of oil in the diet makes all the > difference- Im sure we wouldnt be doing so well if we > slathered on the margarine and the wesson- yikes!! Oh my goodnes YES! .... I can't believe its not butter.. Uh yes I can > > Cheers to GREEN olive oil! > Michelle *Smile* Chris Lungo vivo verde olio d'oliva (Long live green olive oil http://www.alittleolfactory.com PS - Here is a website with some VERY silly phrases in Italian .. like ... " C'è qualcosa nel bagno. " " Something is living in my bathroom. " http://members.home.net/peteq/Italian.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2001 Report Share Posted September 23, 2001 How slick! That way they can use the very cheapest olive oil and still say " We use 100% olive oil in our pizza! " *Wink* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com > Hey Chris, > > Lemme add one thing .. most of the pizza joints in the USA - to include > Pizza Hut .. use refined, food grade Olive Pomace oil ... Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2001 Report Share Posted September 24, 2001 YIPPEEEEEEE THANKS CHRIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2001 Report Share Posted September 24, 2001 Hi Angie, Pomace is the cheapest olive oil .... *Smile* Chris http://www.alittleolfactory.com > so is Pomace Olive Oil cheap or is it more expensive that regular Olive Oil??? > Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2001 Report Share Posted September 25, 2001 Did someone on this list have a sale on rosemary eo? Helaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2001 Report Share Posted September 26, 2001 > I apologize to the list for requesting information already hashed, for some strange reason my email program associated with my site went bonkers and viol'a most messages got deleted before I read them. > > Okay Butch, what is the difference between the mighty fine olive oil I get from you and pomace oil? I use yours for cooking, body oil (so light) anything I can think of, please explain or forward me the email that has all of this. I send people to your site about your oils. > Sue Here ya go Sue .. a re-post ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Howdy Angie, folks, The following olive oil info is all info from Butch Owen. I am forwarding snips of his posts on the subject as I really could not say it ANY better myself (even if I tried .... ~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Y'all, There are three internationally recognized grades of olive oil. They are Natural, Refined and Pure. NATURAL: 1. Extra-virgin: Considered to be the highest quality olive oil. Acid level is less than one percent. It's extracted from unripe (green) olives and is not refined. Has a strong flavor and taste - is rich in Vitamin E and is the ideal for salads and great for cooking. 2. Virgin: Considered to be the next highest quality. Acid level is less than two percent. Good for cooking & salads. It is not refined. 3. Ordinary Virgin: The acid level is less than 3.3 percent. Used in cooking & salads. It is not refined. 4. Lampante Virgin: The acid level is higher than 3.3 percent. Can be used for salads but must be refined if it's to be used for cooking. REFINED: The acid level is as low as ZERO percent. Refined olive oil is extracted from high acidity olive oil by neutralizing, bleaching and deodorizing. It has no flavor! This is mostly favored by Americans as they haven't been introduced to the stronger flavor of the other grades of olive oil. I wouldn't give $5 for a 100 kg barrel if I had to eat it myself - but I'd buy it and sell it to any of you who like it... ;-) PURE: (Also called Riviera) - Obtained by mixing refined and natural olive oils - normally, around 10%-20% natural to 80%-90% refined. To produce a so-called good quality of " Pure " grade olive oil, this must be done to replace a bit of the taste and smell lost during refinement. The acid level of the natural olive oil used in this mixture should not exceed three percent - in other words, it's Ordinary Virgin. This too, is favored by most Americans. Those who visit Turkey or Greece, return to the USA and normally, one of the first things they do is dump their American or Italian refined olive oil in the garbage. Then there is POMACE: Pomace oil is extracted from the skins and seeds (the residue) after the extraction of the olive oils. It's normally extracted with hexane, and if the hexane is properly removed, it's suitable for use in cosmetics and soaps - but it's not always properly removed. The other method is water extraction - and this is, in my opinion, the preferred method. Pomace is used in soaping because it's less expensive, but there are those in the trade who believe it makes a better soap due to the higher fat content - as much as 20%. I don't mess with hexane-extracted Pomace. Turkey is the 4th largest producer of olive oil, after Italy, Spain and Greece - but the first in production of black olives - a breakfast staple in this part of the world. A good part of the Italian olive oil you buy at the local supermarket is Italian Refined mixed with Turkish Natural. Same with the pickled olives as Italy is the largest purchaser of Turkish olives. Y'all keep smiling .... Butch Owen http://www.av-at.com ~~~~~~~~~~ I personally LOVE the water extracted pomace oil for soap making. I think it makes a better bar than the (what they call edible) Olive Oil I get a Sam's Club ..... The only time I use THAT olive oil is when I want a white olive bar. The pomace makes a nice green soap Oh and that Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Turkey is just so tasty ... I am from Italian descent, and cook our meals from scratch daily, so I go through (no joke) gallons of Olive Oil every year. I pretty much ONLY use Olive Oil and Butter in my cooking and after having the Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Turkey I will NEVER go back to eating Bertolli (and the like)! *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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