A Word About Garlic

The holiday season: What to stuff in those stockings? The answer is a flexible silicone garlic peeler.

Works like a dang! Fast and efficient! Costs somewhere between $5 and $10 (Mine was $7). Simply toss the unpeeled cloves inside and ro-o-oll this gizmo under your palms and outstretched fingers. The garlic peels will fall off in seconds and the lucky recipient will thank you for this great time-saver - and will mean it!

If you don’t have a garlic peeler, bashing the cloves with the flat end of a heavy knife or cleaver will also loosen the peel - though not as well as a garlic peeler.

Another bit of advice: Buy the best local garlic you can afford. The cheap, already-peeled offshore stuff is not a bargain. It’s flavorless, adding nothing to your food. So run - don’t walk - to your nearest kitchen store. You’ll thank me, too! Yer welcome ...