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    What purpose does an olive in a martini serve?

    Question #52906. Asked by Buck540. (Dec 05 04 3:26 PM)


    peasypod

    		The benefit of the olive is to add salt.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_cocktail

    Dec 05 04, 5:24 PM
    infiniti

    		The olive means you are balancing out the alcohol with your daily serving of fruit...

    Dec 05 04, 8:08 PM
    Baloo55th

    		So how many olives constitute a portion? They say to eat five portions of fruit or veg every day.....

    Dec 06 04, 5:03 PM
    elizabethmc

    		You have to have 10 martinis just to make up one portion.
    http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCenter/NutritionCenter/Chart/R_NutrChart.jsp?topmenu=6

    Dec 06 04, 5:10 PM

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