We had a great time at our scape party in late June 2011! Here are Cyd’s recipes from that lunch: CANTALOUPE SORBET 6 servings 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 3 cups 1-inch pieces peeled seeded cantaloupe (about 1/2 cantaloupe) Combine sugar and water in medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. […]
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Scapes — One of life’s curly pleasures
Scapes are a curly, twisty stalk that the garlic plant produces sometime in mid-June here in Minnesota. If left unpicked, they eventually straighten into a stiff stalk often over four feet tall. Experts say they can reduce the size of the garlic bulb growing underground since some of the plant’s energy goes into the scape. […]
Cyd’s Tip for Special Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Cyd likes to boil whole cloves of garlic in with her potatoes then mash them all together. She thinks this infuses the potatoes with the garlic flavor and creates a more mellow flavor than the flavor you get from throwing raw minced garlic into garlic mashed potatoes.
From our friends Tracy & Joe
The garlic was excellent! Thank you! Unfortunately, Joe and I are not good taste testers. We love garlic, but had a hard time distinguishing any of the types. Eaten raw (which we had never done before) we couldn’t distinguish a difference at all. I add garlic to nearly everything…at least all my sautéed vegetable dishes […]