The weather here has been, and is expected to be, over 100 F, with low
humidity. I'm thinking to Sun-dry some garlic, 'til they're like nuts. Has
anyone done this?

I want to make a sweet chile sauce, using honey, dried garlic and roasted
chile. Test batch: 1/4 cup honey and one each dried garlic clove and dry
roasted Thai chile, both ground in a mortar with pestle.

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On 13 Jul 2009 02:58:37 GMT, Nick Cramer >
wrote:

>The weather here has been, and is expected to be, over 100 F, with low
>humidity. I'm thinking to Sun-dry some garlic, 'til they're like nuts. Has
>anyone done this?
>
>I want to make a sweet chile sauce, using honey, dried garlic and roasted
>chile. Test batch: 1/4 cup honey and one each dried garlic clove and dry
>roasted Thai chile, both ground in a mortar with pestle.

Nick,

Most information on harvesting garlic recommends that it not be left
in the sun for more than a few minutes at most. It seems that sunlight
can change and deteriorate the garlic flavour. When we harvest ours,
as its pulled we put it into a wheelbarrow under a tarp and then take
it to the drying shed.
Might be better to use commercial granulated garlic for this project?

Ross.

wrote:
> Nick Cramer > wrote:
>
> >The weather here has been, and is expected to be, over 100 F, with low
> >humidity. I'm thinking to Sun-dry some garlic, 'til they're like nuts.
> >Has anyone done this? []
> Nick,
>
> Most information on harvesting garlic recommends that it not be left
> in the sun for more than a few minutes at most. It seems that sunlight
> can change and deteriorate the garlic flavour. When we harvest ours,
> as its pulled we put it into a wheelbarrow under a tarp and then take
> it to the drying shed.
> Might be better to use commercial granulated garlic for this project?

Thanks, Ross. I didn't know about sunlight's effect on garlic. I have
granulated garlic and will try that.

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On 13 Jul 2009 22:12:22 GMT, Nick Cramer >
wrote:

wrote:
>> Nick Cramer > wrote:
>>
>> >The weather here has been, and is expected to be, over 100 F, with low
>> >humidity. I'm thinking to Sun-dry some garlic, 'til they're like nuts.
>> >Has anyone done this? []
>> Nick,
>>
>> Most information on harvesting garlic recommends that it not be left
>> in the sun for more than a few minutes at most. It seems that sunlight
>> can change and deteriorate the garlic flavour. When we harvest ours,
>> as its pulled we put it into a wheelbarrow under a tarp and then take
>> it to the drying shed.
>> Might be better to use commercial granulated garlic for this project?
>
>Thanks, Ross. I didn't know about sunlight's effect on garlic. I have
>granulated garlic and will try that.

Let us know how your experiment turns out.
We normally buy our sweet chili sauce at a local Viet-Thai market but,
I wouldn't mind trying to make a batch.
We grow many kinds of hot chilies including Thai bird and dry them in
a food dehydrator. Sturdy little devils they are too. A couple of
years ago, after we'd completely dried and ground them, I took a bunch
of the intact seeds and did a germination test - got 100%!

Ross.

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:01:47 -0400, wrote:

>On 13 Jul 2009 22:12:22 GMT, Nick Cramer >
>wrote:
>
wrote:
>>> Nick Cramer > wrote:
>>>
>>> >The weather here has been, and is expected to be, over 100 F, with low
>>> >humidity. I'm thinking to Sun-dry some garlic, 'til they're like nuts.
>>> >Has anyone done this? []
>>> Nick,
>>>
>>> Most information on harvesting garlic recommends that it not be left
>>> in the sun for more than a few minutes at most. It seems that sunlight
>>> can change and deteriorate the garlic flavour. When we harvest ours,
>>> as its pulled we put it into a wheelbarrow under a tarp and then take
>>> it to the drying shed.
>>> Might be better to use commercial granulated garlic for this project?
>>
>>Thanks, Ross. I didn't know about sunlight's effect on garlic. I have
>>granulated garlic and will try that.
>
>Let us know how your experiment turns out.
>We normally buy our sweet chili sauce at a local Viet-Thai market but,
>I wouldn't mind trying to make a batch.
>We grow many kinds of hot chilies including Thai bird and dry them in
>a food dehydrator. Sturdy little devils they are too. A couple of
>years ago, after we'd completely dried and ground them, I took a bunch
>of the intact seeds and did a germination test - got 100%!
>
>Ross.

I love Thai bird chilis! I haven't seen any here this year. There's a
recipe I want to try in the Balls Complete Book of Home Preserving for
a Thai Hot and Sweet dipping sauce that they would be perfect for.

snow

wrote:
> [ . . . ]
> I love Thai bird chilis! I haven't seen any here this year. There's a
> recipe I want to try in the Balls Complete Book of Home Preserving for
> a Thai Hot and Sweet dipping sauce that they would be perfect for.

Snow, You can grow them in a greenhouse or in a sunny spot indoors. No
Thai/Asian markets near you? I can send you seed stock.

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wrote:
> [ . . . ]
> Let us know how your experiment turns out.
> We normally buy our sweet chili sauce at a local Viet-Thai market but,
> I wouldn't mind trying to make a batch.
> We grow many kinds of hot chilies including Thai bird and dry them in
> a food dehydrator. Sturdy little devils they are too. A couple of
> years ago, after we'd completely dried and ground them, I took a bunch
> of the intact seeds and did a germination test - got 100%!

Jun dry roasts those Thai chiles in a wok. Even though the kitchen is
isolated, the pungency permeates the whole house. I stick my head in the
kitchen; she's stirring and humming or singing. I don't know how she stands
it!

We buy the sweet chili sauce, too, made with palm sugar, but I wanna try
makin' it with honey (nam peung). Yes. I'll report back.

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