Cerignola Olives

[BarbaraS]

D@mn Wegmans and their Mediterranean Bar with the huge black Cerignola Olives! I thought I had conquered my addiction to these many decades ago, but they called me back. I actually had too much time on my hands waiting in the deli line at Shop Rite when I spotted those beautiful babes, so I got a container. But they're in an oil at Shop Rite. At Wegmans they're in the brine I used to drink from the can of olives as a kid. Now I can't stop buying them.

So I was looking at purchasing them in bulk online, but I have a few Qs. If I buy them in the multi-pound can and open it, should I refrigerate the uneaten and for how long will they keep?

Barbara<~~~seriously, seriously addicted...

[cjs]

Sorry Barbara, saw this the other day and meant to come back to it. My guess (guess only) is that refrigerating them after you open them is the way to go and I bet they would keep quite a while in brine or oil.

[BarbaraS]

Thanks Jean, I figured they would keep for a while. I prefer the brine instead of oil. My Hubby's going to think I'm crazy, but this habit is costing bucks at the Olive Bar.

Barbara

[Lorraine]

The last time I had Cerignola Olives was in Montreal. He and I ate so many of them, we almost made ourselves ill. I googled how to keep olives, and every site I looked at said to keep the brined ones in the fridge after opening. They said they would keep for 2 weeks, but I'm sure I've kept them longer than that. Enjoy them while you can!!!