Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for February 26, 2023

As they’re not Greek olives.

i can’t remember passing thru 1 and 2

But be sure to do it with gin or vodka!!!

Wow…story of my life. When I was young, I hated olives. Throughout my early adult years, I kept picking them off my pizza, until I got tired of it and just ate them. They grow on you. Now, when I go to Subway, I have them load them on. I’ll even make a sandwich of just ripe olives.

Always hated them, but I love olive oil.

When the adults weren’t looking, my cousin and I would “blowgun” the stuffed pimentos at each other.

I’m still at one. Ah, well. I’m a fussy eater. Add food allergies, medication and illness interactions, and that means a rather restricted diet. At least I do well with lots of fruit and my favorite veggies.

Would Popeye agree?

I have never liked green olives. I like black ones if cut up fine and sprinkled on something like a salad or burrito.

1 and done

stuffed with jalapeno

Great on pizza and in salads.

I’ve always loved olives… my only quirk was that I didn’t want ones with pimentos. I can’t remember why I started doing it, but I always felt compelled to remove the pimentos. I did this until I realized it was just a quirk and found they tasted fine with them left in.

I really like olives but the cardiologist has me on a very limited salt intake. Some silliness about too much salt causing my heart to explode or something.

Guess Guess I haven’t grown up yet, then. I’m almost 50 and olives are still disgusting.

“What? I only had ti martoonis!”

I have not progress to step 2, and probably never will.

Yep. Which reminds me: do I have any olives?

Olives in martinis, which I once thought were disgusting. Three olives, because my girlfriend will always eat two.

I was that way with sauerkraut. Couldn’t believe anyone would eat that stuff.

Then I discovered Reuben sandwiches.

I love Greek and Italian food, but I simply can not bear the taste of Olives or Olive Oil. Even the “light” Olive Oil which is lighter in taste is something I dislike.

When used in the right amount in cookery it is usually not noticable or blends in nicely with the other flavours.

The Italian and Greek people are born and raised on it from a young age, but no matter how many times I try it, I still find it to be repugnant and have never been able to cultivate an appreciation for its flavour.

I don’t remember ever hating olives, but I sure like them a lot more now than when younger, and many more varieties on the market to choose from. I currently have about 6-8 varieties in the cupboard & fridge…spicy hot, types stuffed with jalapeno, blue cheese, anchovies, pimento (of course) onion & dried tomato, and lemon zest, last two are in a vermouth brine. Also Castelvetrano and kalamata olives, but never canned black olives.

4. In a martini.

It’s the texture of olives and mushrooms that I dislike the most. I don’t like the taste either, but the texture, oh, my!

I obviously never grew up. I’m still at the “Olives are disgusting” state.

Only the mild black olives that come in a can. I’ve loved those ever since i was a kid. The green ones were, & still are, gross!

Conclusive proof I haven’t grown up!

I’ve always black olives on pizza. With green olives I’m still (barely) at stage 2, though I did crave just a couple one day. I don’t think the human lifespan, or any other lifespan, is enough to get me to stage 3.

Sorry olives are always disgusting

i liked olives to begin with and even more when i got to enjoy the real thing, not the flavorless american version, during a semester in spain…

and, once again, it’s “all right.” there’s no such word as “alright”…

As a kid, I loved black olives at Thanksgiving & Christmas dinners, one on each finger. Now I like green olives on my veggie pizza.

As part of a three martini lunch.

I am the pickiest of eaters, and even I like olives. Also mushrooms. And coconut, two things most picky people won’t eat. Almost any seafood is fine with me also.

I’m still in stage one, at the tender age of 47…