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Category Archives: Garlic Lore
Late Spring Snow: the Poor Man’s Fertilizer
The low rumbling heard throughout Vermont earlier this week was not the approach of an earthquake nor was it the roar of a low flying F-35. It was the collective groan of disbelief as most of us woke to two, … Continue reading
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Stinkin’ Rich: Is Garlic the Ultimate Cash Crop?
Garlic has always been revered in the East for its exquisite flavor, for its health-giving properties, and until recently, for its wealth-giving properties. The “garlic bubble” of the last few years rivaled the frenzy of the Gold Rush in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Best-of-VT, Cash Crop, garlic bubble, garlic cleanse, korean garlic farmers
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Garlic and great cabin fever busters: Foodie Books
Garlic cures everything, including cabin fever. But this is not the only reason I love garlic. I love its lore, its effect on our health, its flavor. It can be sweet (roasted or baked) it can be incredibly piquant (raw). … Continue reading
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Tagged Appetite for Life, Best-of-VT, cancer, chefs, Famous Chefs, Grant Achatz, Italian food, Julia Child, the french chef
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Celebrating Garlic through the ages
The history of garlic is well documented in books and inscriptions throughout time. A brief history might include everything from the Ancient Roman proverb “One must be suspicious of anyone who does not eat garlic” to the use of garlic … Continue reading
Visiting The Stinking Rose in San Francisco
While visiting San Francisco we just had to check out The Stinking Rose for dinner. Named after an historical term for “garlic”, this place is all about garlic and they certainly serve a lot of it – about 3000 lbs … Continue reading