The herald., 1896-10-03
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George W. Meade on California Picked
Olives
Letter Published in the American Grocer
He Tells Eastern People Seine
Pertinent Truths,

Geo. W. Meade of Los Angeles writes
the following to the American Grocer:
I'VE all remember the old story of
comparatively freshly arrived Hibernian.
who had been elected as an Alderman of
Philadelphia and who, attending his frat
banquet, was passed some Spanish green
picked olives, the first he had ever seen.
Nibbling one, he threw 1t Down IN disgust,
and, brandishng his fist, declared ''he
could lick the man who sailed that plum"
The story in any event was a good one
and aptly described the hard, green, indi-
gestible Spanish olive of today as an
article OF food or even luxury. My mind
was drawn to this story by an article in
recent issue of the Philadelphia Grocery
World, in which the picked ripe olives
of California are turned down" ridieuled.
pronounced totally uhsalebble in the east
ern mari ets and thar thev never viii e-a
demand. This is certainly too bad, but
lney are nnding such ID ueniailu IA .ue weal
call.
~ time the same demand will be created
IN the eastern cities, but the people OF the
Gus. ndNt ilfst to pe euucalelr as to what
q Call1o3rnla plokied olive IS. In a nutshell,
the california olive Is picked in a ripe
Gonqlt!oL, which Is the oniy proper way ,and
IN mat state becomes an easily diges tlble,
hGalthy, everyday arricie OF food, retaining
az OF us nutriment ana health and strength
giving properties. The Spanish olive is
picked green III half ripe state, is
breeder OF dyspepsia. and Is only used as a
Whole by wealthy families at dinner and
then only one or Two nihbled at.
In my family OF six in Los Angeles. with
three small children, our daily consump-
ton Of California olives. from harvest in
the fall till out of market In the early
spring, averages 2la gallons weekly, or say
10 gallons per month, Of which my three
small children are the greatest consum-
ers. We represent the average family say
throughout the state, that consumes olives,
and nearly every one that can afford them
does, though not all, of course, in this ra-
to- But we nearly all use them here, in
greater or less degree, as an article of
food. | have a large bowl served daily;
then they are Reserved at three meals
each day in saucers, as strawberries are
that they are all eaten and eagerly. I no.
tice that nearly all of the tourists who
come here winters from the east soon be-
come very fond of our olives to that extent
that number OF my personal acquaint-
ances each winter after they return, send
orders here for 8 and 10 gallon kegs.
mo. Mr.. World, there is no trouble about
our California olives, present or prospect
i've, but we must educate you up little
to know good thing, the same as we had
to teach you years ago and are still teach
ing, that California raisins, prunes, al
monds. wamuts, honey, navel oranges,
lemons, ETC., are as good. If not better,
than anything you can get from abroad.
California olives and California pure olive
Oil In due time will both reach the top
notch In your markets. the same as all
the other articles 1 have mentioned. We
have learned to be. patient. but we always
this great state"
The Grocer adds:
at affords us great pleasure to print the