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Hey you, way back when, when the sky was blue and the garlics were freshly harvested, I copied down your recipe for pickled garlics and made a couple of jars, put them in my preserve cuboard, and promptly forgot all about them.  Today I decided to have a poke around in there and check out my winter preserve supplies, and there they were, looking at me.  Well, I have lovely ham, mashed spud/pumkin/celeriac and pickled red cabbage for my tea tonite, and I thought, no onions.....I will try Gavins garlics.  MY GOD MAN THEY ARE WONDERFUL!  They slip out of there outer skin and are crisp, sweet and a little sour and like candy!  Only the faintest hint of raw garlic, instead they have a warm comforting taste and aroma about them.  Piled them high on my plate ready for tea.  This year, 4 jars!

Only four jars this year???  WHATEVER ELSE YOU DO, DON'T LET THE CHILDREN TASTE THEM!  My kids will devour a jar quicker than a Mars bar.  Four jars = four days (unless I hide them well!).

Hey, but it weren't me - I only tried to replicate an Iranian recipe; and that has to be one of the least-known, but finest, cuisines there is.

And I'm very glad you enjoyed them :-) :-) :-)

All best - Gavin (after a moment's panic :-))

Gavin i need that recipe please i am addicted to garlic and will eat it /try it anyway it comes. thank you .  Rosebud.

You can find it at
Recipes 4 All -- pickles-- page 2 -- garlic Pickles-- March 28.
Was curious myself.....

I made one jar, and have yet to open it! Maybe with all this interest I should auction it on e-bay!!!! :D  :D  :D  :D

Oh gosh I just love garlic on its own so will HAVE to pickle it like advertised!!!

Problem is the morning after leaves you with very little friends ! LOL  ;)

Well, after I completed an entire jar in 48 hours (!) nobody commented and I didn't notice everyone standing down wind of me!  Ava and the kids would have told me immediately if I stunk of garlic but no comments, so maybe the strong oils are softened by the pickling.

They are delish and lovely scattered over chips!  :P

Hmmmmmm, am I too late to plant Garlic? It sounds great!!

Emma - thanks for that !

TimJ, I think you are okay until March time.

Here you go, went on www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk and copied this wee section...

'Isle of Wight Garlic is planted from October to February and the first garlic shoots mark the rows from January onwards. Garlic requires a spell of cold weather, generally 1-2 weeks at 0-4C, to prepare itself physiologically for bulb formation later in the year. '

So you can still get some in the ground.  ;D

Oh wow. I cannot wait until garlic harvest time. I shall be making some of this!

Thanks yet again EJ  :D