What is black garlic?

If you go to google, you'll find a lot of information about "black garlic". It can Lower high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, etc., etc ..... Even good for fighting with cancer. But the market price is rather high as well. The reason for it's high cost not only because the garlic is a little expensive, it's because of the complicated procedures and time consume. It was said on the website. They say the whole process would take 2-3 months!

But it only took 8-15 days for a friend of mine!  And I made it!

Since black garlic may benefit so many people I want to share with you. You can make your own black garlic right at your own home. It's easy! And it is much more economical!

Here is your recipe:

A. Ingredient: Row Garlic heads. Best with the fresh new garlic.

 B. tools:

    a rice cooker, 3-4 pieces of booboo weaved partitioners as the picture shows. 2 pieces of paper towels.

C.  preparation:

      1. soak one piece of  paper towel with clear water, then squeeze the water out with one hand for further need. 

       2. put the dry piece of paper towel at the bottom of the rice cooker.

       3. put one sheet of the bamboo partitioner on top of the paper towel.

       4. Put row garlic heads on.

       5. do the same way for two more layers.

       6. spread the wit paper towel on the top. and close the lid.

D. What's next?

     Set the cooker on "warm", do not open the lid until the 8thd day, if the garlic become soft,  take one out and peel the skin you'll see the garlic has changed it color to black. But if you have some kind of difficulty to peel the skin and the garlic is too soft, you can hardly get the garlic out, then close the lid and keep it warm for two more days, than try again. Until it is easy to peel and easy to pick up the black colored garlic.

Congratulations! Your home made black garlic is done.   

By the way, don't throw the garlic peels away. Try to gather them boil with water for 20 minutes, you'll have some nice garlic skin tea!  

Now I am going to start to post my story: "Everlasting Blossoms".
I suppose you would like to know what contents  are: 

Everlasting Blossoms

Contain

A. The beginning of the story

B. Author's Preface

C. The life Story of Everlasting Blossom

c1.The Laundry Lady

c2. Renew A Sweet Experience of Bygone

c3. The Princesses Etiquette

c4. The Ladle Head

c5. Import Event in Yu Wen's Life

c6. First Time Being A Mother

c7. Visiting Dz Yun's Parents

c8. Air Raid

c9. Needlework

c10. The War Heroes of the Japanese Invasion

c11. Settled Down un Taiwan

c12. Rose, The Flower of Love

c13. Everlasting Blossom Blossomed

c14. Wanda

c15. Plum Blossom

c16. Sakura

c17. Peony

c18. Rohdea japonica

c19. Nasturtium

c20. Lily, Rose and Carnation

c21. Water Lily

c22. The First Exhibition of Everlasting Blossom

c23. The Bellflower

c24. Spider Chrysanthemum

c25. Barbados Lily

c24. Meeting New Friends

c25. More Blossoms

D. Addendum

E. Unveil the Methods of Crochet Everlasting Blossom

F. How to Crochet your own Butterfly

                      Everlasting Blossoms

Do you like stories?
If so,I'm going to share a true story of an artist,Mrs Ho Lyan Yu Wen, and her fine art with you. 

She didn't know how to draw. But crochet hooks and a small needle were her painting brushes. Small fine yarns and silk threads were her paints and pigments. Thus she created "Esverlasting Blossoms". Those long lasting yarn crocheted flowers always look as beautiful as if they were blossoming in spring.

The motive of crochet those long lasting flowers were love!  

The first picture shows that Mrs Ho was sitting at her working table and working. The red rose in the bonsai was the very first flower she crocheted for her husband. The silver trophy was presented by the Women Union of Taiwan for her superb craftsmanship.  
  

The red rose in this picture was the first ancestor of "Everlasting Blossoms".