HOw To JUST COULDN'T WAIT TO CHECK THE GARLIC

Yeah yeah, I was one of those kids that begged to open a present before Christmas.  And I haven't changed much over the years (just ask 2nd Man).  

Drying garlic
So of course, all this waiting with the garlic drying is much the same.  It was driving me crazy, so I chose one head to try out.

Above is the victim, er, the one I chose...

Garlic head, trimmed and dried
I peeled off the dirty outer layers, trimmed the neck and cut off the dried roots...and ended up with this beauty laying on the table!

Garlic cloves
2nd Man decided in honor of the sacrifice, he'd make a pasta sauce with lots garlic.  So he broke apart the head, this one was smaller than the others, and it had five large cloves.

Sliced garlic
He sliced it all up and wow it was wonderful smelling garlic, just like we had hoped!

Pasta with garlic meat sauce
He made this beef meat sauce with tomatoes, garlic, onions, mushrooms and diced sweet potatoes over pasta.  The garlic was sautéed and the flavor really shown through the final dish.

And we grew it! 

We decided that they all still need to dry for a couple more weeks to allow the cloves to get sealed in their papery husks.  This will ensure that they are ready for long term storage.

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