Green-Olive Spoon Sweet - cooking recipe

Ingredients

250 g pitted greek green olives, from Halkidiki
300 g sugar
200 ml water
1 lemon, zest of, grated
1 lemon, juice of
2 -3 cardamom pods

Preparation

Soak the olives in ample water for 24-48 hours, changing the water several times.
Drain, pat dry, and cut into thin slices.
Bring the sugar and water to a boil and simmer for five minutes.
Add the olives to the syrup.
Lower the heat and add the zest, lemon juice, and cardamom.
Simmer until it reaches 102C (215F).
Remove, cool, and place in jars.