Garlic Saver

I don't know about you, but I never go through an entire head of garlic and I hate throwing it away! So I devised a plan and so far, so good!

Here is what I did:

• On a solid surface lay the head of the garlic down with the point facing up.
• With a heavy bowl - bash the entire head and it should seperate or even come apart pretty easy.
• Pull the cloves off of the head and put them in a stainless bowl.
• Take a second stainless bowl and put it on top of the other (opening to opening so it looks like a globe).
• Shake it violently - you can count this as cardio for the day if you would like, I won't tell.
• When you peak inside - most of the skins should have come right off of the garlic!
• Take out the peeled cloves and keep shaking the remaining until the skins are off.
• Put peeled cloves in a small jar.
• Add a spring of thyme or rosemary if you want.
• Cover everything completely with olive oil.
• Close jar and store in a dark, dry place.
• When you need a clove fish it out with a fork and use it.
• The cloves will last a loooong time as long as they are covered in the oil.
• When the cloves are gone, use the oil for something yunmy. As my garlic disappears, I like to sprinkle a spoonful of the delicious golden garlic oil on popcorn!

Yes, I buy this brand of jam because I love to reuse the jars!