Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2016-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 141 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.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Olive TX Text Category: History - Other Category: Cooking & Drinking Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 104485 2025-09-20T15:08:06.889958 text/html 79000 2024-10-23T00:21:16 text/html 1935555 2025-09-20T15:08:09.923969 application/epub+zip 1932846 2025-09-20T15:08:07.613956 application/epub+zip 100782 2025-09-20T15:08:07.238965 application/epub+zip 1969904 2025-09-20T15:08:11.798981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1954558 2025-09-20T15:08:09.410977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127518 2022-09-23T15:10:29.532407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87566 2025-09-20T15:08:06.507983 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67754 2024-10-23T00:21:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16700 2025-09-20T15:08:11.937946 application/rdf+xml 11357 2025-09-20T15:08:07.299952 image/jpeg 2051 2025-09-20T15:08:07.269959 image/jpeg 1937874 2025-09-20T15:08:06.940015 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia