Vampires aside, pickling mellows garlic

By Betty Shimabukuro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 17, 2012

~~<p>It's almost Halloween. If this ramps up your fear of vampires, consider pickling some garlic. Put up a pound of cloves now in a briny solution and by Oct. 31 they'll be ready to offer you full vampiric protection with less pungency and bite than your usual pound of garlic.</p>
<p>Max Urata wrote for a recipe for Japanese-style garlic pickles, although he didn't specify vampires as a driving force. Probably just wants to munch on them, or mix them in with rice, or serve them as a condiment.</p>
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It's almost Halloween. If this ramps up your fear of vampires, consider pickling some garlic. Put up a pound of cloves now in a briny solution and by Oct. 31 they'll be ready to offer you full vampiric protection with less pungency and bite than your usual pound of garlic.

Max Urata wrote for a recipe for Japanese-style garlic pickles, although he didn't specify vampires as a driving force. Probably just wants to munch on them, or mix them in with rice, or serve them as a condiment. Login for more...