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  • From: Alliums <garlicgrower AT earthlink.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Garlic Powder
  • Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:47:35 -0500

Lucy wrote:


I started making garlic powder due to a bumper crop of garlic and bad sales and at $2 an ounce it is selling out.

That price might be a little low (although I live in a higher prices area overall than Lucy). Check to see how much Frontier's dried herbs are selling in your area health food stores and price your stuff the same or higher -- Frontier is also organic, no fillers, etc, so I like using them as my "commercial key" for pricing.

>put the powder through a fine wire strainer to get out the bigger bits which become granulated garlic

Frontier sells both "garlic powder" and "granulated garlic" -- go ahead and see if you can sell both (maybe the granulated a few cents cheaper). Some people want to see the garlic in their food and the granulated also makes a nice garnish for soups or mashed potatoes, so it's worth seeing if you can get a market for it. . .


Here is my blurb on making garlic powder if anyone is interested:

I peeled the cloves, washed them, then tossed them in the food processor fitted with the steel blade. I used the Pulse setting until the cloves were chopped, but not pureed. Next, I lined a tray of my Excalibur dehydrator with parchment cooking paper (I don't trust plastic wrap) and spread the chopped garlic thinly over the paper. The garlic dried overnight at 125 degrees F. (The house smelled wonderful!) The next morning, I peeled the dried garlic off the cooking paper, tossed it into the blender and let it rip until there was nothing but dust! Once I'd turned off the blender and let the powder settle, I poured it into an airtight spice jar. It looks great and tastes even better! You can even save the parchment paper for the next time you want to make garlic powder-just fold it up and place it in a ziploc bag. You'll never forget what you used the cooking paper for - the smell alone will remind you!

Hope this is helpful!

Dorene


Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden

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St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460





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