My First Fresh Garlic

21 years ago

Okay. I pulled out my first-ever home grown garlic. Then I wondered exactly what to do with the BEAUTIFUL cloves, all delicately streaked with purple along each side (thank you, Martin).

I realized I didn't know of any "garlic sampling" dishes so that I might be able to tell the difference between fresh and store-bought, so I decided to add a few cloves to some mushrooms for an omelette (after all, spaghetti sauce surely masks any subtle differences).

WOWOWOWEE!

Subtle differences? I think not! I had a hard time not eating all the garlic/mushroom filling straight.

Now, I remember a post a while back with a lot of recipes, but I can't find it saved on my computer (!).

Suggestions? Is it dangerous to eat them straight like snacks?

Once, someone posted a recipe for boiling/pickling garlic, and I tried it with store bought, and was quite happy. Wonder how these would be? At least they can be popped straight into the mouth.

Now, to go sit by the rest of the garlic and watch for browning of leaves. The only two that put out scapes from the garden variety Martin sent have been pulled up and they are just right, by my guess.

Since there are several varieties, do I need to pull up based on leaf browning, or can I assume the lot is ready and pull as I eat?

8~)

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Comments (4)

gardenlad
21 years ago
You go, girl!!

>Is it dangerous to eat them straight like snacks? Only in the sense that raw garlic can be addictive. :>) Seriously, eat away to your heart's content. Raw garlic not only tastes good, it's the best way of realizing all it's health benefits.
Warthog7
21 years ago
Another one hooked!!!
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ksrogers
21 years ago
The HARVEST forum has some posts about picklin g garlic. I do it all the time, but down't boil it. Instead, I pack the canning jars with whole peeled cloves and pour a boiling water/vinegar/salt brine over them. The get capped and placed in a boiling water bath canner. The end result is a nice crunchy mild flavor that would make you emoty the whole jar in one sitting. The vinegar and salt helpt to reduce the hotness some.
thorspippi
21 years ago
Congratulations, AustinApril! I had my very first harvest of anything just yesterday! woohooo!!!

I asked about garlic on the herb forum (mainly fishing for congratulations :-D) and the very knowledgeable Daisy from Australia was kind enough to post her info about it:

Garlic herb lore

I was very interested in her response because I fall into to a number of the categories where too much garlic can be a problem. Much to my dismay. But it all makes sense and I just need to be a bit cautious. There's no way I'm giving up garlic competely--not unless it lands me in the hospital every time I eat some!