SC - Period pesto recipe- Roman Moretaria- LONG

[Philip & Susan Troy]

>  > The biggest debate is whether or not the recipe that calls for 4 heads 
of 
>  > garlic actually is intended to mean cloves. IMO, they could mean fresh 
> heads 
>  > of young garlic (I've harvested some and tried it, they are much more 
> subtle 
>  > than mature garlic). Anyhow, here are some origina recipes and 
redactions. 
> 
>  > Sorry if you have seen this recipe before.
>  > Hauviette
>  
>  Could the four heads of garlic be roasted?  That gives it a much 
>  milder flavor.
>  
>  
That would be an interpretation but there is no direction to do so in the 
original.

Hauviette