Subj : Re: Minced Garlic To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Nov 29 2019 01:38:22 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 17-Nov-2019 11:10 <=- Happy Thanksgiving! (How time zaps by!) BM>>> Boo! Happy Halloween! Snowed overnight -- looks like a couple of BM>>> inches so far. Currently 27ø. Weather prediction for tonight is BM>>> around freezing so the kids will need to bundle up. Autumn does have BM>>> an alternate plan set up. NB>>> And what did she end up doing....? BM>> Elsa from Frozen. Fortunately she was able to put her costume over a BM>> thin coat so she was costumed and warm. NB>> Otherwise it might have been even more appropriate a costume... ;) BM> She does run rather warm, so she probably would have been fine BM> with normal temperatures in the Elsa costume, but even as hot as she BM> is she probably would have been Iggy the Icicle (um, new character!) BM> and bet a few phone calls to Child Welfare. Obviously from people that don't remember how warm kids manage to be..... I still remember my son saying that he was perfectly warm dressed only in his basketball uniform, no coat or anything, in freezing January weather... Granted, it was only a quick run from the car to the inside of the building where the gym was, but still.. :) NB>>> Probably is from the processing... guess that's the tradeoff, taste NB>>> vs. convenience... ;) I've been using the fresh garlic now.... the NB>>> head seems to stay good for quite a while, at least a couple of weeks, NB>>> maybe as much as a month or more... I keep it up on top of the fridge NB>>> (not in it) in the plastic produce bag, and break off cloves as I need NB>>> them... didn't have any go bad on me even while I was off traveling so NB>>> much... BM>> Plus no vampires -- important during Halloween! I may go back to BM>> getting a whole clove and enjoying the flavour. LIS, the minced is a BM>> little wimpy. NB>> Very important! I wonder, if you were to mince up fresh garlic NB>> and mix with a little olive oil, and keep in the fridge, if that NB>> would last longer than just having the fresh.... Garlic is a natural NB>> antibiotic, after all... :) I'd guess that it would be more NB>> flavorful than the jarred stuff... :) BM> And then use the garlic-flavoured oil on salad! Yup, that would work, too.... :) BM> As for your inquiry, off to Google-land! BM> Typically, a prepared jar of chopped or minced garlic can last up to BM> three months in the fridge. Mine has lasted far longer than that... I think it's still about the same as it ever was.... :) BM> The shelf life of garlic depends on how and where you store it. BM> Properly stored fresh and whole garlic can last up to five months in BM> the pantry and 12 months in the freezer. BM> The shelf life of garlic can go as long as a year or as short as a BM> few days depending on how you store it. BM> A properly stored whole bulb of garlic can last up to three to five BM> months in the pantry. Once the bulb is broken, you can expect the BM> quality of your garlic to decrease rather quickly. Individual BM> unpeeled garlic cloves can last for seven to ten days in the pantry. I've had the broken into bulb/head last for longer than that... at least a couple of weeks, anyway... But also have used it up long before that at other times... :) BM> Peeled and chopped garlic usually stay good for about a week in the BM> refrigerator and 10 to 12 months in the freezer, same with frozen BM> cooked garlic. That's good to know... Once I chopped up my celery, onions and garlic, and then ended up putting them in a closed container in the fridge for a day or so because Richard came home wanting to go out for supper instead... They were fine when I got back to them, and the work was already done... :) BM> Processed garlic available on the market, like frozen BM> garlic cloves, dried garlic, powdered garlic, minced and those in BM> jars usually have an expiration date on their label. Most of the time BM> these best-by dates are accurate and should be followed. I tend to use those as best by dates... the dried/powdered garlic and garlic salt seems to still have some potency quite a bit later... haven't tried things like frozen garlic cloves.... BM> Typically, a prepared jar of chopped or minced garlic can last up BM> to three months in the fridge. BM> However, commercial jarred garlic usually have preservatives such as BM> citric acid to give it a longer shelf life. That's why we encourage BM> you to try making your own minced garlic at home and soak it in BM> extra virgin olive oil, which can last for 2-3 weeks in your fridge. I don't remember if the jar of minced garlic I have in the fridge had anything besides the olive oil in it... But it's nice to see that the article you found does encourage making your own... BM> I have the feeling my jar is past that three month date, and the BM> comment on "once the bulb is broke looses it's flavour" definitely BM> makes sense and probably why a slight disappointment with the jarred BM> garlic. Possible... :) I'd guess that your jar would still be wholesome until you finish it off (unless you just let it sit in the fridge for decades or something [g])... BM>> year ago had a small web in the upstairs bathroom; rarely see any BM>> flies in the house much less in the bathroom. Took the web down, never BM>> did see the spider and guess he moved on. NB>> We do seem to get various insects around the house, from food moths NB>> to gnats and fruit flies and the houseflies of various sizes, and the NB>> spiders happily feed on them.... As long as the spiders aren't biting NB>> me, they are perfectly welcome in my house... ;) BM> Yes, I'm not overly concerned seeing a cobweb or bug: some have BM> hitchhiked in from us being outside, some flew in while the door was BM> open as we're coming in. Know there are openings they can crawl BM> through -- can't 100% seal a house. Too many and there's a problem, BM> more with the humans doing the housekeeping than the insects. Sometimes it's not the housekeeping, actually... but those times tend to be seasonal... :) NB>>> No, the lights are centered in the rooms, therefore so are the pull NB>>> cords.... the light in the kitchen is also a pullcord... One just gets NB>>> used to it... and with so much of the house still using the pull NB>>> cords, it would be a major project to change that much of the wiring.. NB>>> There are actually only a couple flip switches, some of the switches NB>>> are push button ones.... Let's see, the front hall/stairs is a NB>>> flipswitch, along with one for the front porch in the same wallplate.. NB>>> the switch upstairs for that set of stairs is a pushbutton... and also NB>>> the switch upstairs for the hall/backstairs is a pushbutton, and the NB>>> corresponding switch downstairs is a flipswitch... in the same NB>>> wallplate downstairs is a flip switch that turns on the main basement NB>>> light(s), but there's a pullcord in the front storage room... The NB>>> attic is pullcord(s)... The downstairs bath used to be a pantry, and NB>>> that was converted in the 50's, so the light in there is a fluorescent NB>>> over the sink that has a toggle switch at one end of it... The living NB>>> room, dining room and music room all have the flip switches, although NB>>> the last is mounted upside down... We haven't changed any of it since NB>>> we moved in over 40 years ago... :) BM>> Yes, I would suppose one is accustomed: know where to kneel on the bed BM>> to get to the pull cord. We know how far to reach in to get to the BM>> wall switches, so similar reach and get. NB>> We don't actually have to kneel on the bed to get to the cord, just NB>> stand at the foot of the bed and reach not quite a full arm's length NB>> in.. Tne other rooms it's just walking to about the center of the NB>> room, as the furniture isn't blocking it at all... :) BM> So not an inconvenience. Not really.. :) BM>> Seems I've dealt with an upside-down light switch or two, just not BM>> recalling where. "NO" is fine, but what is ¾¾ø ?? NB>> This isn't marked for which it is, anyway... so one just has to NB>> remember which way to flip it... if it doesn't move, it goes the NB>> other way... BM> That makes sense!! :) Essentially the same rule for a three- or BM> four-way switch: if down flip up, if up flip down. Yup. :) NB>> Any switches that we have are the old "click" sort... ;) And the NB>> ones for the stairs (front and back) are the three-way type... BM> The 'click switches' have a character. The quiet switches are new but BM> don't have the character of a click switch. We got a few switches BM> around the house with a slight click to them; I know not old because BM> two I installed. Just the mechanical workings of the switch. Ours are all from before our getting the house... not a super loud click, actually... BM>> Back to your pulls and switches, might not look nor feel right (as in BM>> ambiance) to update them to the modern ones. Just would not fit in BM>> with the overall scheme of things. NB>> Exactly... and we tend not to change just for the sake of change, or NB>> for modernization either, for that matter... :) We don't mind things NB>> being somewhat old-fashioned... :) BM> To me it would be out of place. The only thing I would be updating BM> would be the outlets, and then only the ones requiring. A lamp plug BM> usually only has two prongs so no need to have a grounded outlet. And one can always use a grounded adapter if needed for a three pronged plug... which is what we do for most of the outlets... I think that we have a few that have the proper outlets... :) BM>>> The good news is the transmission still works, just needs a bit of BM>>> coaxing occasionally. And to me when someone states their limitations BM>>> it's also a good sign they are good mechanic. NB>>> It can be.... And it's just the clutch slipping, generally when under NB>>> a heavier load, so I can minimize the issue by driving gently and NB>>> anticipating hills and such... BM>> Yes, something you probably couldn't do as well when on your NC BM>> vacation because of unfamiliarity. NB>> That was indeed part of my thinking... BM> Thought a majority part was probably "I don't want to be stranded"! There certainly was that... :) BM>>> Just reach over and pull the manual out of the glove compartment. BM>>> Ah-eeeeeeeeee!!! NB>>> Just how deeply buried is that manual....! ;) BM>> IIRC there are only a couple of items on top, it's that reaching over BM>> while driving causing the problem! NB>> Ah.... One is supposed to do that reaching over when one is at least NB>> stopped, preferrably pulled over off the road... ;) My glove NB>> compartment is designed with a special shelf at the top to hold the NB>> manual... :) BM> Fancy! And makes sense: should have the manual -- even if one doesn't BM> understand have it available for someone assisting who does. Most things in the manual are understandable by the layperson... but it is nice to have it handy... :) ttyl neb .... Easiest way to find something lost is to buy a replacement. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .