Garlic - what to do with it to preserve/store?

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    We've got quite a reasonable haul of garlic (not bad for a first attempt), but now don't know what to do with it to store or preserve it - any suggestions?
     
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    I'd say treat them the same as onions. Dry them off somewhere airy. Once the foliage has died off, cut it off along with the roots. Then store in a cool dry place.
     
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      I will just add to what Freddy says, dry them off for at least a couple of weeks outdoors. I put mine in a blow-away to keep the rain off. They need to be kept dark in storage, in a paper bag for example, then they will last till next year.
       
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        I was gonna suggest Garlic Oil, but then I read This :yikes:
         
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          Same as chillies then @*Potash* - looks to risky to me. What about making a garlic paste/purée and either putting it in jars or even freezing it in cubes or portions? I have a vacuum sealer...

          Failing that, what about making a sauce base from it (and maybe include the small glut of tomatoes we have coming?)
           
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          I just dry it off and remove a few of the outer skins that have gone dry and flaky.

          It then lasts in the garage until at least May the following year.
           
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          Check out the GC Buttery on the 17th July :thumbsup:
           
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            I have made Garlic oil for many years, but I never leave the cloves in, I put the cloves in
            a wide neck bottle, infuse for a week, and then strain off cloves, I store in dark
            glass bottles, all good olive oils should not be in clear bottles. Then I store the bottles
            in the darkest and coolest part of the garage. :thumbsup:
             
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              Here :)
               
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