Project Gutenberg 2016-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 72 Bitting, K. G. (Katherine Golden) 1869 1937 Bitting, Katherine Golden Golden, Katherine E. (Katherine Eliza) 20016354 The Olive Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Olive" by K. G. Bitting is a comprehensive guidebook on the olive, exploring its significance as a food product, its cultivation, and its various uses throughout history. Written in the early 20th century, this informative work delves into multiple fields related to the olive, including botany, history, culinary arts, and medicine. It aims to provide readers with a holistic understanding of the olive tree and its fruit, which have played a crucial role in many cultures. In "The Olive," Bitting details the olive's rich history, tracing its cultivation back over 4,000 years, from ancient civilizations in Asia Minor to its spread across the Mediterranean and into the Americas. The book covers the various uses of olives in cooking, medicine, and cosmetics, as well as the meticulous processes involved in their cultivation and preparation for consumption. Bitting examines different varieties of olives, their propagation methods, and the significance of olive oil in culinary traditions. The book also highlights the olive's symbolic presence in culture, representing peace and abundance, while providing practical advice on its preservation and preparation techniques. Overall, "The Olive" serves as both an educational resource and a celebration of this ancient fruit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Olive TX Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Science - General 104353 104346 2024-09-21T13:59:36.124959 2023-09-22T10:51:34.659880 text/html text/html 98998 2021-01-24T23:43:49 text/html; charset=utf-8 1916430 2021-01-24T23:43:49 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1935517 2024-09-21T13:59:39.562820 application/epub+zip 1932892 2024-09-21T13:59:36.931839 application/epub+zip 100813 2024-09-21T13:59:36.508825 application/epub+zip 1969978 2024-09-21T13:59:41.616820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1954566 2024-09-21T13:59:38.982827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127518 2022-09-23T15:10:29.532407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87737 87530 2024-09-21T13:59:35.683853 2023-09-22T10:51:33.921895 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 87650 2016-04-17T08:42:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 32761 2016-04-17T08:42:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17983 2024-09-21T13:59:41.753790 application/rdf+xml 11357 2024-09-21T13:59:36.572820 image/jpeg 2051 2024-09-21T13:59:36.540819 image/jpeg 1937852 2024-09-21T13:59:36.173828 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog