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Old July 19, 2007   #16
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This was my first year growing garlic. Planted last October and just harvested two weeks ago. I never knew there was such a vast difference between fresh and store bought. Unbelievable!
I will always grow garlic now. Today I am going to a garlic farm close to my home to see what they have for seed.
Garlic and tomatoes, two of God's greatest gifts.
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Old July 19, 2007   #17
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My favorite garlic-intensive recipe for keeping vampires at bay:

Spice Rub for Grilling

2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup salt
1/4 cup chili powder
1/4 cup coarsely ground black pepper
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
9 garlic cloves, pressed
2/3 cup corn oil.

Mix all the spices together. Add the garlic and corn oil, and stir until well combined--it should be a thick paste. Refrigerate until needed. Before use, put a couple of tablespoons on a saucer and nuke it briefly to warm it up. Then rub it heavily on the meat, and let it marinate in the fridge for a couple of hours before grilling.

Great with steak, but a little strong for chicken, I find--makes enough for a whole summer of happy bbqing around our house. This year, I added some smoked paprika, which gave it a nice chipotle sort of taste (some canned chipotles instead of part of the chili powder would probably do the trick, too).
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Old July 19, 2007   #18
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Hey Tomatoaddict, Let me know where that garlic farm is, I may want to take a ride on Sunday.

All of my current crop, about 120 head, are descendent's of a single head, unknown variety hardneck, I received about 10 years ago. Had great size last year, smallish this year, but still very usable.

Perhaps we talk a trade, garlic for some toms?
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