Visiting a Modern Olive Mill
Some people come with little gallon containers.
And others come with the “standard” 20 litre containers.
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Olive oil that has just been pressed is cloudy and needs to be stored in a dark cool place for 1-2 months before it can be used – this also gives it time for any bitterness that it might have to dissipate. If you leave it for 4 months or more then it is even better with some people using oil pressed 12 months ago and more!
Even though we may now use machinery to crush the olives, olive oil has been made in almost the same way for hundreds of years all over Cyprus – most of the time powered by a donkey!
The finished product, freshly pressed and ready to be stored for a while until ready to use – yesterday that was on a tree in some olives!
Thank you, Achilleas Georgiou, for that article. You can find olive mills all over Cyprus, so if you have some trees, and want to try making your own olive oil, you now know what to do.
Any if you would like to see an ancient olive mill, like the one in this picture, then head over to the countryside near Mandria. See link below for more information.
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