black olives come in cans and green olives come in jars?
2007-01-14 13:31:08 · 30 answers · asked by Tek ~aka~Legs! 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
the green ones are afraid of the dark
2007-01-14 13:33:17 · answer #1 · answered by charmel5496 6 · 7⤊ 3⤋
Because black olives are most likely used all at once, while green olives can be taken out 1 by 1 in a jar.
2007-01-14 13:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Black olives, technically known as black ripe olives, come in a can because they are actually cooked in the can. Olives go in, a brine or juice is added, cans are sealed and they then go into a continuous cooker. Glass simply can't hold up to the intensity of the cooking process.
Green olives, meanwhile, are processed differently — they're pasteurized but not cooked, then put in jars with brine added.
2007-01-14 13:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by mesquitemachine 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is a very interesting question. I would have to say so that when you are at the store you don't accidentally buy the wrong ones. I wouldn't be happy if I thought I was buying black olives and then opened the can only to find out that they were the nasty green ones.
2007-01-14 13:34:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the green ones are pickled and cannot be put into a can. They have to be put into glass as the pickling and vinegar will eat the can. The black olives are packed in salt and water, but no vinegar so they can be put into a can.
2007-01-14 13:35:42 · answer #5 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because the green olives are for fancy snacks and martinis... Thats why the come in the jar, its easier to reseal and they are better
2007-01-14 13:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by joseph s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The salt content has a chemical reaction to the can and will corrode the can. That's the reason the lid on a glass jar is lined to.
2007-01-14 13:35:42 · answer #7 · answered by kitkat1640 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
some people might mistake the black olives in jars for prunes...Then sh!t don't happen ..*
2007-01-14 13:40:31 · answer #8 · answered by Les Gramps 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause i can eat a whole can of black olives but can only handle so many green ones before I'm sick of them LOL
2007-01-14 13:33:45 · answer #9 · answered by wendy g 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I haven't really invested a lot of time in wondering about things of this nature because I loathe any kind of olive, just thinking about ingesting one or smelling one makes me kind of want to gag.
2007-01-14 13:34:22 · answer #10 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Segregation? hehe
I've never thought about it, but that is an excellent question. I shall ponder this endlessly until I know for certain!
2007-01-14 13:34:39 · answer #11 · answered by Tracy G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋