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Preserving Your Garlic Crop

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Date: 06/26/2005 Topics: Gardening > Growing Food | Readers Request > Gardening  
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I grow garlic but it does not keep long enough to be all used up. Does anyone know how to preserve garlic so it will last for a long time?

Suzq from NE
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By Tracey A. (Guest Post)
I planted garlic for the first time last Fall. Wow, what a difference from store-bought. I pulled mine up last Spring, brushed the loose dirt off and hung it by the long shoots in my basement. They are still quite good. I'm going to try "kidsNclutter's" idea next year and see if it will work better.

"Just harvest the garlic cloves, brush off dirt, hang in a mesh bag (like onions come in) in a dry warm place w/ good air circulation. The cloves will dry & remain usable for over a year (at least mine are still good...)"
Thanks for the hints. :-)

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By Nancy S. (Guest Post)
Looking for a recipe, to can garlic cloves in olive oil.
Or the best way, to keep garlic cloves for cooking all year round.

Posted on 08/26/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Emily Sullivan (Guest Post)
READ warnings about preserving garlic in oil.
Just google Botulism garlic oil fda.
Or here's an article.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS00523.html

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By Jill (Guest Post)
My parents have always advocated peeling garlic and putting it into a jar of olive oil. Your garlic won't be 100% fresh, but you will have an infused oil.

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By ThriftyFun (3117) Profile Blog! Contact
Here's a link with a .pdf about preserving garlic. They include a recipe for pickling of garlic which might be what you had in Majorca, Mel.

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fcd/foodsp/pdf/50-645.pdf

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By Mel Harley (Guest Post)
Hi
i was recently on vacation in Majorca and purchased some garlic at a local street market It seem to have been preserved in brine ( salt water)
It was delicuous
But I cannot find anyone who knows the way to store it in brine
any good ideas

Thansk
Mel

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By (Guest Post)
My garlic lasts only 6 months, I pick it just after Xmas usually and now July8 it has mostly shot. I plant it as it shoots. I also use the green tops from early planted garlic in cooking. I have an abundance of the stuff as I just LOVE it. Fried rice with fried garlic plus handfuls of chopped garlic tops , and a bit of rocket just for variety,and chilli for breakfast is great! I would also like to find a way to encourage the garlic to keep for longer. I miss roasted garlic for the other 6 months of the year. I am going to try drying it next year. I have heard that this gives the closest flavour to fresh garlic. I will try this using the food dehydrator. I think I should have enough. I have about 2000 plants in, so this should just about keep me going.

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By kidsNclutter (212) Contact
Just harvest the garlic cloves, brush off dirt, hang in a mesh bag (like onions come in) in a dry warm place w/ good air circulation. The cloves will dry & remain usable for over a year (at least mine are still good...)

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By Mari (Guest Post)
I freeze mine and have no problem.

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