[Sca-cooks] Cloves of Garlic - Quantity question

[Susan Fox-Davis]

> True Story:
> Many, many years ago, when there were only two or three inns at Pennsic,
> one of them (the Cheshire Inn, I believe) was getting ready for its annual
> Mid-Eastern dinner and dance contest. They, as many other merchants do,
> hired a couple of people who were intelligent enough to follow directions
> well, but not necessarily educated in specific terminology. Near as I can
> tell, when these two got to the recipe for hummus, which requires three
> cloves of garlic, they looked over and grabbed (you guessed it) three
> full heads. . .
> I was breathing out garlic for three days - but it was the best damned
> hummus I've ever had.
>
> Alban
> ____________

As far as I'm concerned, three bulbs is totally appropriate for a batch of hummus!
Tell them it's Lebanese style, that's a garlic-rich environment.

Dragon Breath Forever!

Selene