On 2007-01-07, Omelet > wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote:

>> Sausage typically contains dehy garlic... fresh garlic contains
>> botulism... using fresh in sausage is tantamount to steeping fresh
>> garlic in oil.
>
> I did not even think of that! Wow.
> I've used powdered garlic both times now.

It sounds good, but is not necessarily true. When we used to put up
600-700lbs of sausage each year, we used fresh pureed garlic, not
dehydrated garlic. Perhaps it is true of sausage that is not
preserved, but fresh garlic worked just fine in the cold smoked
sausage we made.

nb