Garlic....questions...

[smfeet2001]

I would like for my kids and me to start eating it everyday but not sure if that is overkill. Also can you put it in something where they will not notice it much such as potatoes or soup?? I got rid of all of our Campell's soup. So I will have to start making soup from scratch. I found chicken broth that do not have MSG in it so I am ok with that. I wished we can make our own broth anyway but that is another post.

Holly

[stackeyha]

Broth (actually my in stock but same diff...broth is a little clearer I think) is super simple...maybe I missed the other post...

Here it is Stock Ala Stack

a couple pounds of chicken wings
a couple medium onions
a couple heads of garlic (yes I use a couple heads...less if you don't like it)
4-6 ribs of celery
some folks also like carrots.
(misc spices whatever you have handy, celery seeds, coriander seeds, peppercorns, fennel is nice)
And you're gonna need salt in the end

clean and roughly chop the veggies...just peel and smash the garlic...throw them in a good sized pot.
Throw the spices in (NO SALT YET)
Put the chicken wings on top
cover the whole shebang with water
then I like to turn a veggie steamer basket thingy upside down over the stuff and press down...it helps with straining later.

Cover and Put it over med hi heat until it boils, then reduce heat to low. For the first hour skim off any of the foam that shows up...then leave it alone for like 8 hours.

Strain it into another pot...put that pot in the fridge
Next morning, skim off the fat...the stock itself should be gelatin like (good bone stock)
pour stock into several size containers and freeze...I use the ziplock tupperware stuff...I freeze in 4 cups measures and 1 cup measures. Then I can make chicken noodle soup with one of those rotisserrie chickens and whole wheat noodles fast and easy.

[Dandelion]

Good question! My little brothers taste garlic in just about anything/everything that we have tried! (And they do not appreciate it) hence we do not use it as much as my father would like, or as much as we ought/could.
I like it finely chopped raw on salad and sandwiches with pickle, chickweed. It goes good in lamb/kid stew along with thyme, but is definitely flavoured in these places.

b.t.w it is recomended to eat 1 clove of garlic every day.