Ducks 4 in '24

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Last 2024 gardening. I know that I didn't grow this porcelain garlic. It Was grown locally, so I feel great about planting something that survived My last winter. In preparation, 7 cloves were tossed bc they had dried out or were starting to rot. For those non garlic growers, these were hardneck. There is a "spine" in the center, and the cloves grow on it. It doesn't store as well as softneck, but it was supposed to store up to 5 months. Rotting was disappointing. I can tell that this garlic woudn't have lasted until January, but now it will. 1/2 pint, total.
Garlic shelf stable&stored, 11-27-24.jpg

 

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Last 2024 gardening. I know that I didn't grow this porcelain garlic. It Was grown locally, so I feel great about planting something that survived My last winter. In preparation, 7 cloves were tossed bc they had dried out or were starting to rot. For those non garlic growers, these were hardneck. There is a "spine" in the center, and the cloves grow on it. It doesn't store as well as softneck, but it was supposed to store up to 5 months. Rotting was disappointing. I can tell that this garlic woudn't have lasted until January, but now it will. 1/2 pint, total.View attachment 70752
Have you ever tried pickling it? It's absolutely yummy and moreish
 

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YES!!! :hugs DD is looking forward to that next summer!!

or you can grind it up using the meat grinder and then turn it into garlic relish. use a simple sweet and sour syrup (apple cider vinegar, sugar, etc.) like you would use to make bread and butter pickles. chili pepper flakes, mustard seeds, etc, etc. :)
 
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