Garlic Storage

I like to store garlic in my belly. 

There was a recent thread or conversation on the forum about roasting large amounts at a time and then vacuum sealing to freeze.  Roasted garlic always at the ready!

freeze it in an ice tray and then store in a ziploc bag once frozen

Not roasted, but this is how I store my garlic.

Vacuum sealed with no air is the same as in oil (or water, don't know who would do that).

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

Vacuum sealed with no air is the same as in oil (or water, don't know who would do that).

I see a lot of garlic in honey fermentation recipes.  I always wonder about that.  Is the sugar content high enough to kill bacteria?

Honey has a pH below 4.6.  There are enzymes in most honey from the bees that create hydrogen peroxide which acts as an antibiotic.  Manuka honey, only found where manuka plants live, has MGO which is an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant. 

caliking said:

nolaegghead said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

Vacuum sealed with no air is the same as in oil (or water, don't know who would do that).

I see a lot of garlic in honey fermentation recipes.  I always wonder about that.  Is the sugar content high enough to kill bacteria?

Honey has a pH below 4.6.  There are enzymes in most honey from the bees that create hydrogen peroxide which acts as an antibiotic.  Manuka honey, only found where manuka plants live, has MGO which is an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant. 

Doesn't osmolarity also have something to do with it? 

Yes and no.  If you throw vegetables in and you’re adding something that’s 90% water, you have multiple phases.

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

Vacuum sealed with no air is the same as in oil (or water, don't know who would do that).

I see a lot of garlic in honey fermentation recipes.  I always wonder about that.  Is the sugar content high enough to kill bacteria?

Honey has a pH below 4.6.  There are enzymes in most honey from the bees that create hydrogen peroxide which acts as an antibiotic.  Manuka honey, only found where manuka plants live, has MGO which is an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant. 

I use manuka on my horses and have used it on burns.  Works like a treat.

And thank you for rhe explanation, didn't realize pH for honey was so low.

I guess honey has long been known to have medicinal purposes. SWMBO has diabetes, and gave herself a deep gash on her shin when she ran in to the corner of the dishwasher door (door was open as she was emptying it). Wouldn’t heal after many weeks due to low blood flow to that area I was told. Eventually the wound care doc prescribed the honey product below to be placed directly on the wound and then bandaged. Thing was healed in a couple weeks, and now she has a cool shark tooth shaped scar. 

CTMike said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

Vacuum sealed with no air is the same as in oil (or water, don't know who would do that).

I see a lot of garlic in honey fermentation recipes.  I always wonder about that.  Is the sugar content high enough to kill bacteria?

Honey has a pH below 4.6.  There are enzymes in most honey from the bees that create hydrogen peroxide which acts as an antibiotic.  Manuka honey, only found where manuka plants live, has MGO which is an antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant. 

I use manuka on my horses and have used it on burns.  Works like a treat.

And thank you for rhe explanation, didn't realize pH for honey was so low.

I guess honey has long been known to have medicinal purposes. SWMBO has diabetes, and gave herself a deep gash on her shin when she ran in to the corner of the dishwasher door (door was open as she was emptying it). Wouldn’t heal after many weeks due to low blood flow to that area I was told. Eventually the wound care doc prescribed the honey product below to be placed directly on the wound and then bandaged. Thing was healed in a couple weeks, and now she has a cool shark tooth shaped scar. 

Yup, it works great.  Heals burns lickety split.  Also road rash.  Never tried it on deep gashes/cuts, but might have to if opportunity occurs.

We also use silver spray and tumeric sauves, but honey seems the best.

nolaegghead said:

Silver can (with enough use) cause Argyria, which is also the first step to become Na’vi

🤪😨🥶🧞‍♂️😂

Takes dedication, but in certain circumstances is worth the effort.