"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> Am going to try Martha Stewart's technique for getting the papery
> stuff off. She used two small metal mixing bowls of the same size.
> Put the garlic in one, turn the other upside down on top of it, hold
> the edges together with your hands and shake the hell of of them!
> Then if that doesn't work, I have a garlic peeler that I got from Sur
> La Table. Forgot that I had it! I still don't use garlic often. And
> when I do I tend to use the powdered.

There is a minute video of this I just came across.
http://vegan.com/blog/2011/09/29/how...in-10-seconds/

Another site gives 3 other methods: putting in water five minutes,
microwaving 5-10 seconds, or cutting of the the root end then smashing
with something or laying a large knife flat over it and hitting it with
your hand.

No one mentioned fingernails, which is probably not the most sanitary
way, but I use my fingers to eat with and I think it's kind of fun
meditative to peel garlic that way.