Chad - thank you, I forgot to say "and keep it in the refrigerator! " El Vee On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 4:43 PM Chad Schroter <Chad.Schroter@wdc.com> wrote: > Just a warning on garlic stored in oil... > > Garlic in oil is very popular, but homemade garlic in oil can cause > botulism if not handled correctly. Unrefrigerated garlic-in-oil mixes can > foster the growth of clostridium botulinum bacteria, which produces poisons > that do not affect the taste or smell of the oil. > > Chad > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of > Luminita Vollmer > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 2:24 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] The world's most desired bulb > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Western Digital. Do not > click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know > that the content is safe. > > > Dear Jane > > So sorry to hear about your not finding fresh garlic at the store! I can > share with you my findings about garlic, especially the fact that 80% of > the garlic consumed in the US comes from China. > I just went outside in the garden to check on my martagon lilies, they > were up since last week, then we got more than 6 inches of snow on Easter, > and yesterday and today we had layers of heavy snow and bright sun. My > lilies are still there - but look at my garlic, I planted 120 cloves last > fall, Red Russian. > Does well with cold and has large cloves, about 8-10 from each one. > > As far as keeping the covids away - I eat 2-3 cloves every day, the fresh > garlic, before you dry it to store, it boosts the immune system goes the > story, at least that is what I heard! > I plant in October, harvest in June, > wait 2 days then clean it and store it in a jar with oil. That is what I > eat. I leave some in the garden until August, and that keeps until the new > harvest the following year, in a cold spot of your home, cold room. > > Like any bulb, garlic is an amazing plant! I find it difficult to cook > without it, or eat anything without it, even make garlic jelly. The > porcelain garlic keeps better, but here in MN - all garlic keeps! ;) > > ElVee > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 2:05 PM Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> > wrote: > > > Just returned from the supermarket (first time in 12 days!). In the > > produce department, I asked if they had any garlic by now. I can > > barely cook without it. > > > > "No, we never have any these days." > > > > "I think people must be using it thinking it'll keep them from getting > > covid." > > > > "That's exactly it. It's all over the internet." > > > > "It would be! This is straight out of the Middle Ages!" > > > > "Yeah, it sure is." > > > > "Well, at least the vampires won't get them." > > > > So I guess I'll have to sniff some of my Allium species to see if > > they're a good substitute. > > > > Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, PSA (Pacific States of America) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: IMG_1548.JPG > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 6694928 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…