What did you do in the garden today?

[Sueby]

I have a bumper crop of garlic, and I want to freeze some. I tried mincing some and freezing in an ice cube tray.

I thought a "cube" would pop out easily. Nope, little chunks of garlic started falling out of all the cubes.

Has anyone frozen garlic? How'd you do it, and did it work well?

I did it in olive oil one year. It was good, but I just froze it all in a container, I should have done it in an ice cube tray! It was impossible to break off pieces like I thought. But yes, it was good stuff!

 

[Sally PB]

I think I'll get the tray out and dribble olive oil into the cubes, then refreeze. I want to get little blobs of frozen garlic.

I have always just stored it, and it lasts... pretty well. Until about February/March. I usually end up tossing the last 20ish cloves, as they've started to sprout or mold.

 

[Molpet]

I think I'll get the tray out and dribble olive oil into the cubes, then refreeze. I want to get little blobs of frozen garlic.

I have always just stored it, and it lasts... pretty well. Until about February/March. I usually end up tossing the last 20ish cloves, as they've started to sprout or mold.

I plant the sprouting cloves and use as green garlic... sorta like green onions

 

[Sally PB]

I plant the sprouting cloves and use as green garlic... sorta like green onions

I plant my garlic in the fall. But I never thought about planting the sprouting cloves in the spring and using the greens! There's something to try next season. Thank you.

 

[Smokerbill]

I have a bumper crop of garlic, and I want to freeze some. I tried mincing some and freezing in an ice cube tray.

I thought a "cube" would pop out easily. Nope, little chunks of garlic started falling out of all the cubes.

Has anyone frozen garlic? How'd you do it, and did it work well?

I did it in olive oil one year. It was good, but I just froze it all in a container, I should have done it in an ice cube tray! It was impossible to break off pieces like I thought. But yes, it was good stuff!

I saw a video that showed how to freeze garlic with oil. I think he froze the garlic/oil in small jars.

I couldn't find that video again so I am going to give this method a try, from America's Test Kitchen.

https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated/how_tos/5837-yes-you-can-freeze-garlic

Excerpt...

 

[akroberts1085]

I went out to get in the pool and turned the water on to the blueberry bushes. I found 2 yummy strawberries and ate them. Other than that nothing. Oh and the pool is now at the perfect temperature. Not warm and not cold.

 

[WthrLady]

I installed a new carburetor on my Ryobi weed trimmer. Works like a champ now! I think that using gas with ethanol might have damaged the carb, maybe ate a pinhole through the diaghram. Using ethanol free gas from now on, even if it is nearly $7 a gallon.

HOLY CRAP!!! $3.50 here (non-ethanol)

 

[Smokerbill]

HOLY CRAP!!! $3.50 here (non-ethanol)

Regular unleaded here at that station is close to 5 bucks. It's located next to an interstate exit ramp so they overcharge by a lot. Cheapest I find is $3.79, regular unleaded.

 

[TJAnonymous]

HOLY CRAP!!! $3.50 here (non-ethanol)

Same... It was $3.60 (ethanol free) here last weekend. Not sure what it is today

 

[Molpet]

They said on the news that since power was out to a refinery , due to storm, gas was going up here. Over $4 for ethanol