James Silverton wrote:
> "biig" > wrote in message
>
>> This is an ingredient in a carrot, peanut butter soup. It
>> calls for
>> 4 med carrots
>> 4 c chicken bouillon
>> 1/2 c peanut butter
>>1/4 tsp asafoetida
>
> Hing or asafetida is an alleged substute for garlic, so you
> might try garlic. Lord Krishna won't love you but, what the
> heck?

Also used to be used as a cure-all (hung around ones neck) back at the turn
of the 20th century. I'm not sure it actually warded off nasties but I'll
bet it kept people at arms length!

Jill