11/10/10

How exactly do we get oil from the olives?

(Digital Media)

Here is an illustration for the quote:

"Olive oil has been more than mere food to the peoples of the Mediterranean: it has been medicinal, magical, an endless source of fascination and wonder and the fountain of great wealth and power. The olive tree, symbol of abundance, glory and peace, gave its leafy branches to crown the victorious in friendly games and bloody war, and the oil of its fruit has anointed the noblest of heads throughout history."

I wonder if we would have to trick olives into giving us olive oil if they were living, breathing, free thinking creatures.

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