Ontario Garlic: The Story from Farm to Festival

by Peter McClusky

Book Overview

The taste of Ontario garlic is as rich and varied as its history. Used mainly for medicinal purposes in the nineteenth century, people turned up their noses at the aromatic bulb as it became associated with new immigrants. The once acceptable ingredient became undesirable in church and school--kids who smelled of garlic were sent home. Pioneering chefs, farmers and a wave of cultural diversity have brought the zesty allium into the mainstream, making...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626199205
• ISBN13: 9781626199200
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"