bite me not – scorpio’s garlic appletini keeps the vampires away
today i attended the now famous GARLIC FESTIVAL in new york’s hudson valley. what started out with a few farmers getting together after the harvest for a garlic pot luck dinner has turned into a major tourist attraction. the two day event draws 50,000 visitors who can watch cooking lessons, learn gardening tips, listen to live music, buy arts and crafts and of course, sample many types of GARLIC flavored food!
garlic is a scorpio. not because it’s odorous breath strikes you when you least expect it – the next day, through your pores… but because of it’s spicy personality, it is ruled by the feisty planet of mars. not only that, but due to garlic’s regenerative powers, it is also ruled by pluto. to grow garlic, you simply bury it in the garden – the bulb will regenerate itself into a plant over the winter! the outermost planet is one of life and death, whose nature is exhibited in the rising of the phoenix, or the growing cycle of a garlic plant, or if you will, the undead vampire. scorpio will not be extinguished easily, and this little clove is soooo scorpion in nature!
and who can forget it’s vampire-fighting capabilities? just in time for halloween cocktails!
BITE ME NOT
3 oz freshly extracted apple juice (substitute unpasteurized cider if you don’t have)
2 oz garlic-infused gin*
1 1/2 raw simple syrup*
1/2 fresh squeezed lemon juiceGARLIC-INFUSED GIN
chop up 3 cloves garlic and put in 750 ml bottle of gin. allow to sit in dark place for 3 days to 3 weeks. agitate to expedite infusion time. strain and store.RAW SIMPLE SYRUP
shake in container a mixture of half water and half raw organic sugar until dissolved. store in fridge.(created by gwen sutherland kaiser)
FUNNEL CAKES WITH CARAMELIZED GARLIC
GARLIC ICE CREAM
GARLIC COOKIES
GARLIC INCENSE
thanks to KUCHENLATEIN for hosting WEEKEND HERB BLOGGING #102.
What an interesting recipe. Have to try it on Halloween!!
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And this garlic feast, great!! I´ve got a cookbook with all but garlic recipes!!
Comment by Helene — October 1, 2007 @ 11:00 pm
I think garlic is great. The garlic festival sounds like a lot of fun; I want some of that garlic jelly!
Comment by Kalyn — October 2, 2007 @ 5:15 am
yes, i adore garlic. the ingredients in the jelly are: sugar, water, white vinegar, garlic & pectin. email grvwfarm@earthlink.net to order.
Comment by Gwen — October 3, 2007 @ 10:27 pm
Hi Gwen,
I enjoyed meeting you at Garlic Fest! (Herb Companion mag. booth). Love your coktail recipe–I’ll be mixing it up for my birthday–Halloween (yes, I’m Scorpio). what fun. Your photos are great, too, by the way.
Cheers,
Vicki
Comment by Vicki — October 5, 2007 @ 10:21 pm
thanks so much vicki! HAPPY BIRTHDAY : )
Comment by Gwen — October 5, 2007 @ 11:59 pm
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