A guide to growing, preserving, cooking and healing with garlic. There is perhaps no better author for a book on garlic than one who grew up on a garlic farm and is also a formidable cook. Garlic: The Mighty Bulb is a colorfully illustrated treatise of praise and practical information about the "mighty bulb." The book covers the world of garlic and the many ways it can be used around the house and for improved health. The topics include: Garlic: an essential ingredient Buying, storing and preparing garlic Garlic around the world and through history What is garlic, its origins, classification and varieties Growing, harvesting and storing garlic Health and remedies Garlic myths. A chapter on garlic and modern medicine describes garlic's healing properties and describes conditions and treatments for cardiovascular disease and poor circulation, cancer, heavy metal toxicity, infections, skin problems, viruses and more.
