How long can you refrigerate smoked/roasted garlic?

The wife has an outstanding crop this year and I would like to do a
bunch ahead of time for convenience.

Jay

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wrote:

> How long can you refrigerate smoked/roasted garlic?
>
> The wife has an outstanding crop this year and I would like to do a
> bunch ahead of time for convenience.
>

Squeeze out the cloves,mash them into paste and put 'em in a glass jar.
In a fridge,should keep six months or so- longer if you freeze it.
I'll bet you use it all up first...

monroe(or braid the heads and hang 'em in a closet.)

"Monroe, of course..." > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> wrote:
>
> > How long can you refrigerate smoked/roasted garlic?
> >
> > The wife has an outstanding crop this year and I would like to do a
> > bunch ahead of time for convenience.
> >
>
> Squeeze out the cloves,mash them into paste and put 'em in a glass jar.
> In a fridge,should keep six months or so- longer if you freeze it.
> I'll bet you use it all up first...
>
> monroe(or braid the heads and hang 'em in a closet.)
>

And it'll make yer clothes smell nice.

Jack Curry
-parfum ail d'fumee-

On 30-Jul-2004, "Monroe, of course..." > wrote:

> In article >,
> wrote:
>
> > How long can you refrigerate smoked/roasted garlic?
> >
> > The wife has an outstanding crop this year and I would like to do a
> > bunch ahead of time for convenience.
> >
>
> Squeeze out the cloves,mash them into paste and put 'em in a glass jar.
> In a fridge,should keep six months or so- longer if you freeze it.
> I'll bet you use it all up first...
>
> monroe(or braid the heads and hang 'em in a closet.)

I put the squeezed out cloves from two or three heads of garlic into
a ziplock a refrigerate it. They've always lasted for me until I used
them up. I never counted, but I'd guess three months or so.

--
M&M ("When You're Over The Hill You Pick Up Speed")

On 30-Jul-2004, "Monroe, of course..." > wrote:

> In article >,
> wrote:
>
> > How long can you refrigerate smoked/roasted garlic?
> >
> > The wife has an outstanding crop this year and I would like to do a
> > bunch ahead of time for convenience.
> >
>
> Squeeze out the cloves,mash them into paste and put 'em in a glass jar.
> In a fridge,should keep six months or so- longer if you freeze it.
> I'll bet you use it all up first...
>
> monroe(or braid the heads and hang 'em in a closet.)

I put the squeezed out cloves from two or three heads of garlic into
a ziplock a refrigerate it. They've always lasted for me until I used
them up. I never counted, but I'd guess three months or so.

--
M&M ("When You're Over The Hill You Pick Up Speed")

On 30-Jul-2004, "Monroe, of course..." > wrote:

> In article >,
> wrote:
>
> > How long can you refrigerate smoked/roasted garlic?
> >
> > The wife has an outstanding crop this year and I would like to do a
> > bunch ahead of time for convenience.
> >
>
> Squeeze out the cloves,mash them into paste and put 'em in a glass jar.
> In a fridge,should keep six months or so- longer if you freeze it.
> I'll bet you use it all up first...
>
> monroe(or braid the heads and hang 'em in a closet.)

I put the squeezed out cloves from two or three heads of garlic into
a ziplock a refrigerate it. They've always lasted for me until I used
them up. I never counted, but I'd guess three months or so.

--
M&M ("When You're Over The Hill You Pick Up Speed")

"Monroe, of course..." > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> wrote:
>
> > How long can you refrigerate smoked/roasted garlic?
> >
> > The wife has an outstanding crop this year and I would like to do a
> > bunch ahead of time for convenience.
> >
>
> Squeeze out the cloves,mash them into paste and put 'em in a glass jar.
> In a fridge,should keep six months or so- longer if you freeze it.
> I'll bet you use it all up first...
>
> monroe(or braid the heads and hang 'em in a closet.)

While whole garlic will stay for a long time if kept in a cool dry place,
the PH of garlic is > 4.6, so it has to be acidified in order to keep longer
than you would expect any vegetable to keep in the fridge once they're
"processed." Most "garlic in water" preparations that you buy at the store
have sodium benzoate added to reduce the PH to a safe level (an "acidified
food"). Lemon juice, lime juice, and vinegar will also work.

Personally, I've never seen how long it lasts. It disappears too quickly.
:}


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