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How do you store your garlic?
December 08, 2024, 04:44 PM
SW_SigHow do you store your garlic?
I remember Will well and all our knife discussions.
I wonder what Agonette is doing now, all grown up.
December 08, 2024, 04:44 PM
vthokyquote:
Originally posted by mark123:
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A good observation. Where's agony been?
God bless America. December 08, 2024, 05:28 PM
OKCGene[QUOTE]Originally posted by Anush:
A large percentage of garlic comes from China. DO NOT buy chinese garlic. Buy only California or Mexican garlic.
I remember, not that many years ago, when Gilroy California was the Garlic Capital Of The World.
One could smell it miles before you got to Gilroy. Gilroy garlic is still very good, it's not as easy to find as it used to be.
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December 08, 2024, 07:00 PM
wrightdI keep mine in a split leather satchel closed with a home-made cord made from cat gut, along with a wooden cross and a cold steel dagger, the latter a more modern touch in case things go sideways.
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83v45magnaI use a stoneware garlic keeper that I inherited from my mother's kitchen. No rot ever. Worst it will do is dry out, but that happens very slowly.
December 08, 2024, 07:40 PM
bertoI wear it as a necklace to keep vampires away. Added bonus is also keeping everybody else away.
December 08, 2024, 09:33 PM
vthoky^^^^^
God bless America. December 08, 2024, 10:25 PM
Appliance BradHermetically sealed in a mayonnaise jar.
We grow our own. Lots of it. After it's dried, we cut off the stalks and keep the bulk of it in an open bin in the same space as our winter squash. We have a quart jar with no lid in the fridge with about a dozen heads for ready use.
There are no vampires here at Willow Fen Farm.
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December 09, 2024, 04:54 AM
David Leequote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
Fully cured, hanging in the dark, 50ish degrees, and bulbs not touching each other. I grow 100-150 per year and store them this way.
For everyday garlic, I just keep 2-3 bulbs out in the kitchen in a hanging three tier basket thingy. Garlic on top, onions in the middle, and spuds (or fruit) in the lower.
At normal indoor temps and lighting, there's not a whole you can do to extend the shelf life unfortunately.
This is the correct way if you buy any quantity. Our garlic farm back home sold elephant ear or Carpathian in large braids. They hang in your cool, dark garage until you need them.
December 09, 2024, 05:58 AM
irreverentI store mine in a big bowl on the counter with onions, shallots, potatoes, the occasional tomato or some other veggie I’m about to chop up. I rarely have a problem but it’s maybe 10-15 heads at most.
I did have to run over and check to see if it was Chinese! Whew- Cali grown.
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December 09, 2024, 03:17 PM
bald1quote:
Originally posted by 83v45magna:
I use a stoneware garlic keeper that I inherited from my mother's kitchen. No rot ever. Worst it will do is dry out, but that happens very slowly.
Yup... me too:
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December 09, 2024, 03:44 PM
corsairquote:
Originally posted by OKCGene:
I remember, not that many years ago, when Gilroy California was the Garlic Capital Of The World.
One could smell it miles before you got to Gilroy. Gilroy garlic is still very good, it's not as easy to find as it used to be.
During the heat of Summer as garlic is harvested, the entire Gilroy-area is quite fragrant for several months. If you appreciate or, just love garlic, come down to Gilroy and indulge.
December 09, 2024, 04:27 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by SW_Sig:
I remember Will well and all our knife discussions.
I wonder what Agonette is doing now, all grown up.
Agony is well. His older daughter is, well, older, and is lovely. He has a younger daughter, too, who is as cute as a bug.
As to garlic, I don't buy more than I use every two or three weeks, and I never have any trouble.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. December 09, 2024, 05:25 PM
LoswsmithAnother for the freezer. I find it works fine and I can't go through a 3 lb costco bag before it gets bad. And I get the 3 lb costco bag, use it fresh for a bit then off into the freezer for the end.
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