Garlic ~1885

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In honor of National Garlic Day, a fine tribute to our bulbous friend. Note that according to this excerpt, garlic was not as popular with Americans as it was with Europeans (makes sense) and that cooks are urged to use garlic in moderation as it causes bad breath.

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To garlic!

Source: The Physiology of Taste, 1885.

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