I'm one of those Kalamata-only snobs.
Though I've mastered the art of slitting the side and squeezing them end to end to make the stone pop out. Sadly it only seems to work on bottled ones that have been soaking in stuff to make them squidgy.
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks,
Wed 3 Jun 2009, 11:27,
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