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faithmarie
True Blue Farmgirl
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faith
wappingers falls
new york
USA
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 Posted - Jan 18 2010 : 06:58:00 AM
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I want to know the BEST way to store garlic. I keep it out.... put it in the fridge ...put in a cool area of the kitchen. It still seems to start to disintegrate. I use A LOT of garlic. This year I planted 400 so I am going to get a good amount of it. It does not freeze well... it loses its flavor when frozen. I use garlic everyday.
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2010 : 07:19:08 AM
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Pre chop and put in Olive oil and store in fridge.
Or could you but whole cloves in olive oil?
Diana
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2010 : 08:15:48 AM
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I hang them braided in my rootcellar, it is a cool, dark and dry place, they will keep for several months that way.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Jan 18 2010 : 5:33:22 PM
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| I hang mine as well, & have never had a proeblem with them rotting before they end up in the pot! |
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faithmarie
True Blue Farmgirl
143 Posts
faith
wappingers falls
new york
USA
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Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 4:00:13 PM
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Thank you for your input. I am going to try putting some in olive oil. I never do that. And I NEED A ROOTCELLAR! I guess my kitchen is to warm.Even when I hang them they only last a few months. I need them to last for a lot longed, because I am going to have around 400 bulbs. Well I guess a few for seed and some to give away but at least 250 bulbs to keep safe. lol
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 5:13:36 PM
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Faith, have you ever pickled garlic, it is sooooooooooo good.
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AliciaNak
True Blue Farmgirl
405 Posts
Alicia
Elko
Nevada
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 12:20:45 PM
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Originally posted by gramadinah
Pre chop and put in Olive oil and store in fridge.
Or could you but whole cloves in olive oil?
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273
My mom always had a jar of whole garlic in oil in the fridge. It keeps for a long time. We always had a "garlic party" when it was time to restock the jar. We'd peel the garlic and toss it in.
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 12:33:43 PM
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I braided mine a few years ago and it went bad~I think my kitchen is too warm as well, even being an add on from the 1940's. I feel like our basement gets too much moisture to hang things...maybe the laundry room (which was a bathroom ad on originally...and it's COLD!) :)
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Singing Tree Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
196 Posts
Cari
Chase
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 06:10:32 AM
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My mom dries hers and makes garlic powder.
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 07:25:43 AM
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We never keep more than a head of garlic or so on hand. We have a bowl on the counter that we keep it in until we use it. One time though we had one out quite a while and we kept smelling something every time we passed a certain part of the kitchen. We didn't suspect the garlic, we had actually forgotten it was there. We checked everything and finally we found it was the garlic. It smells pretty bad when it goes - a sour, odd smell. I think if we kept more on hand we'd keep it in a cool place like the basement.
Farmgirl Sister #25
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 08:01:46 AM
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I dry extra garlic in the food dehydrator, it lasts forever. The first time I did it in the house, and it smelled like garlic for a long time, so now I dry it on the back porch!
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