by linda@clout | Nov 28, 2016 | History
If you have never seen an olive tree look for an evergreen tree with leaves that are dark green on the top and covered with much lighter silver scales on the underside. It was this silvery colouring, shimmering in the breeze, that attracted the attention of the...
by linda@clout | Nov 22, 2016 | History
The olive tree grew wild in the middle east and its fruits have been used since prehistoric times. Its history is so ancient that no one knows who first pressed the olive for its oil or who thought of softening and preserving the fruit in salt or soda. Along with the...
