Garlic is a staple in our household. I can’t get enough garlic: squashed, sliced, chopped, baked, dried, powdered, or roasted whole, garlic fits into almost any recipe.
The healthful properties of garlic are purported to be many; garlic is considered a digestive aid, anti-parasitic, anti-viral, immune system booster, blood pressure regulator, and natural antibiotic, amongst many other things. Take a look at the results of many clinical studies on the medicinal and detoxification properties of garlic at the excellent and educational GreenMedInfo website.
Here’s an enticing recipe for healing, all-purpose Medicinal Pickled Garlic, which combines fresh garlic, apple cider vinegar, and honey. The recipe was taken from the excellent Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginners Guide.
Another garlic pickling method can be found here: http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/11/how-to-pickle-garlic.html.
Find some fun facts about garlic in history and medicine at the Grey Duck Garlic (organic) website. And what about brushing up on garlic’s vampire-repelling properties?
In 2014, the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California (considered by many to be the garlic capital of the world), will be in its thirty-sixth year! In thirty-five years, the three-day festival has drawn over four million garlic lovers in honor of the “stinking rose.” (The Stinking Rose is also the name of a well-known garlic restaurant in San Francisco and now also in Beverly Hills–and on the website you can find recipes for their Garlic Rose Relish and 40-Clove Garlic Chicken.)
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