? re raw olives, please....

[islesgirl]

Hi rawbies. I was wondering if raw olives are ever packed in olive oil? Would the jar always specify "raw"?:)

[RawKnitster]

It might say oil-cured. I get some oil cured olives from a local store with an extensive olive bar. They are small, black, and wrinkled like a prune. Look just like Alissa's greek olives. Would love to get some from Alissa or SunFoods, but once you add in the shipping, ouch! Worth it if you can afford it.

[Emma-Liza]

The label might say "sun-dried." I buy truly raw olives from internet sources. Just a predilection of mine. :)

[islesgirl]

Okay. Thanks ladies. This gives me a bit more to go on. There is a natural foods store fairly close by that I am checking out for these. If I don't see anything on their labels like this or some kind of definite proof that they are raw then I will simply pay the shipping and order them on-line but not until next month. (not so flush with money at the moment).:)