Questions and Answers - About Garlic, Freezing Garlic

Questions & Answers - About Garlic

Question:

If you use minced garlic from the jar rather than fresh, how much do you substitute?

Answer:

Check out my article on Garlic.

A head or bulb of garlic usually contains about 10 cloves

1 medium clove garlic = 1 teaspoon chopped garlic = 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic = 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder = 1/4 teaspoon garlic juice = 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

Question:

Can you freeze garlic like you can onion and if so, how do I prepare it for the freezer?

Answer:

Fresh garlic can be frozen in several forms:

You can freeze whole, unpeeled heads and remove cloves as you need them.

You can wrap chopped or crushed garlic tightly in plastic wrap and freeze, then grate or break off what you need.

Or you can peel whole cloves of garlic and purée them in a blender or mini food processor, using 2 parts oil to 1 part garlic, and freeze.

Finally, fresh peeled garlic cloves can be covered with oil and stored in the freezer.

Question:

I wanted to know what food group garlic is in, I heard it was the meat group and didn't believe it. Please advise. Thank you.

Answer:

Garlic, leeks, onions, chives, and shallots all belong to the allium genus of the liliaceae (lily) group of plants, of which there are some 600 species.