blake murphy wrote:

> On Sun, 31 May 2009 19:24:26 +1200, Miche wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > PeterL > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I used some garlic powder and lamb seasoning on the chops (with some
EVOO)
> >> and put them in a ziploc as well.
> >>
> >> Everyone was laughing and talking all at once before I finished
cooking,
> >> and then after dishing up, there was silence for about 20 mins......
the
> >> only talking was when someone wiped their face and asked if there was
> >> anymore steak/chops/etc :-)
> >>
> >> Silence during eating is always a good sign :-)
> >
> > Oh, that's excellent. I've always been a bit suspicious of garlic
> > powder. What do you think the advantage is over fresh garlic for this
> > particular application?
> >
> > Miche
>
> i would like to hear more on this subject as well, as i am also leery of
> garlic powder.


Why be a-feared of garlic powider, blake? It's not like Lot's wife turned
into a pillar of *garlic powder* or anything...

Checking my Larousse Gastronomique I see that:

- garlic powder was considered an aphrodisiac by the ancients. Old
Cleopatterer made a "love potion" out of it to snare Marc Antony...

- Medieval folks wore it in amulets around their necks to ward off the
plague and also vampires...

- France produces the largest amount of garlic powder annually...

- Like whole garlic, garlic powder can also make one prone to "pass gas"...

- The Rev. Fred Phelps has claimed that garlic powder can make ya
queer...and "ungodly"!

Now isn't that all just fascinatin'...???

;-)


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Best
Greg