HERB - garlic questions

[Mike C. Baker]

Anecdotal (IOW, not based on citable reference):
The variety of garlic often referred to as "elephant" garlic in supermarkets
here in Texas/Oklahoma (and known in my family as "New Mexico giant")
is larger, milder, and possibly / probably more prolific than more
traditional
forms. It is my belief that this variety is of more recent provenance -- but
is still in essence "true garlic".

I prefer it for cooking purposes due to the larger, milder cloves.

For planting purposes, it is time NOW to start putting in the hard-shell
"sets" -- at least for TX/OK.  Which reminds me...

Mike C. Baker
SCA: Amr ibn Majid al-Bakri al-Amra
"Other": Kihe Blackeagle (the DreamSinger Bard)
Opinions? I'm FULL of 'em

----- Original Message -----
From: Gaylin Walli <gwalli at infoengine.com>
To: <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:50 AM
Subject: HERB - garlic questions
> Can anyone give me a quick lesson in garlic purchases? I've
> got a flower bulb order coming in soon, but it just came to
> me that I hadn't thought about garlic bulbs for fall planting.
>
> Never having researched garlic, I'm stumped by the difference
> between "hardneck" and "softneck" varieties. Do we have
> any research indicating varietals in period cooking or have
> most people just used any ol' type?
>
> Jasmine
> Iasmin de Cordoba, gwalli at infoengine.com


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