The Garlic Lady offers garlic products, articles, and tips about how to live healthier with garlic. Often I am asked questions regarding my product, production, recipes and health remedies. Below I have listed my most frequent questions. If you have a question or response to my posts, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you!
- What is pickled garlic?
- How do you make your pickled products so crispy?
- What is cold packing?
- Howcome the lids don't pop?
- What is the process you use in canning your green olives?
- Will garlic help in fighting high blood pressure?
- Is drinking pickled garlic, green olive or your pickled veggie juice common?
- What is unique about your Sicilian Style Dirty Martini Juice?
- I have been told that garlic and vinegar combined is very healthy. Have you heard this?
- Other than eating pickled garlic out of the jar, what can you do with it?
- I'm on a low carb diet and would like to know how many carbs your pickled garlic and green olives have?
- How can you remove garlic odor from your breath?
- What is different about your Bloody Mary mixes?
- What is Thai Style Tomato Cooking & Beverage Elixir?
Q: What is pickled garlic?
A: Pickled garlic is raw garlic that is put in a jar. Liquid that is made up of vinegar, water, herbs and spices are added to the jar. The Garlic Lady uses a cold liquid, and the garlic is NOT cooked. Q: How do you make your products so crispy?
A: The Garlic Lady packs in small batches and use a cold packing process that ensures high quality, healthy, fresh and crispy products. Q: What is cold packing?
A: Cold processing is used in canning the garlic, olives and vegetables. Cold processing packages the produce raw to ensure you receive the freshest and healthiest products available. The health benefits are not cooked out, so consumers receive the nutritional value Mother Nature intended, along with mouth-watering good taste. This allows you to enjoy a crisp and crunchy product! Q: Howcome the lids don't pop when I open up a fresh jar of The Garlic Lady product?
A: In cold packing the lids are steamed closed. You will never hear a 'pop' when opening The Garlic Lady garlic, olives or vegetables. Hot packing is the method which produces a popping noise when the lid is removed.
Q: What is the process you use in canning your green olives?
A: All of The Garlic Lady green olives are soaked in my secret brine for 9 months before hand stuffing them with garlic, cheese or peppers. The Special Martini Olives are soaked in Vermouth. Q: My husband has been fighting high blood pressure for years. My neighbor insists that my husband should eat more garlic. Will this really help?
A: I am not a medical professional, but I can tell you a little bit about what they say. Dr. F.G. Piotrowski of the University of Geneva reported one of the most highly regarded tests on the effectiveness of garlic lowering blood pressure. He wrote that garlic is able to inflate blood vessels, making it highly effective in reducing blood pressure. Click here if you would like to learn more about the health benefits of garlic. Q: My mother drinks both your pickled garlic juice and green olive juice. Is this common?
A: Oh yes, I have a lot of customers that drink the garlic and green olive juice (I also drink it). It tastes great, and is good for you! You can also add a little virgin olive oil and some seasoning to either garlic or olive juices and you will have a very nice salad dressing or marinade. Q: I have been told that garlic and vinegar combined is very healthy. Have you heard this?
A: Yes I have. In many clinical studies reported in medical journals, doctors and researchers have praised garlic and vinegar preventative and therapeutic properties. One benefit of garlic and vinegar is that they can significantly counteract the effect of harmful toxins on the body.
Q: Other than eating pickled garlic out of the jar, what can you do with it?
A: Great question! I am asked this question all of the time. Pickled garlic is great sliced up in green salads, potato salad, tuna salad, meat loaf, omelets… the list goes on. You might want to check out my recipes to get a detailed view of the possibilities. Q: I am on a low-carb diet and would like to know how many carbs your pickled garlic and green olives have?
A: The pickled garlic has 9 grams of carbs per serving. A serving is about 12 pieces of garlic (14 grams). My green olives have less than 1 gram of carbs per serving with the exception of my Bleu Cheese stuffed green olives. The Bleu Cheese stuffed olives have 1 gram of carbs per serving. A serving is 2 or 3 (14 grams) of my green olives. Q: How can you remove garlic odor from your breath?
A: My husband will tell you that I don’t worry about garlic breath. Of course, I am The Garlic Lady. Back to your question. You can try chewing on some fresh parsley. It will take the edge off of garlic breath. Parsley is also good for you. Another solution is to rinse your mouth with lemon juice mixed in a glass of water. Q: What is different about your Bloody Mary mixes?
A: As I developed the recipes for all three (3) of my Thai Style Bloody Mary mixes foremost on my mind was to provide mouth watering good taste and positive health benefits for my family, friends and customers. I use absolutely no sugar, high fructose corn syrup or any other type of sweetener in my bloody mary mixes. I also use no preservatives, no artificial flavors, and no food colors. These products are diabetic and cancer friendly, and are gluten free!
The key ingredients in all three (3) Thai Style Bloody Mary mixes are three of my pickled creations. Included in the ‘Mild’ Bloody Mary mix is Crunchy Asparagus, Sicilian Pickled Garlic, and Columbia Gorge Cocktail Onions. Included in the ‘Spicy’ Bloody Mary mix is Crunchy Asparagus, Sicilian Pickled Garlic, and Mexican Style Habanero Onions. Fire in the hole! Included with my ‘Hot’ Bloody Mary mix is Sicilian Pickled Garlic, Crunchy Asparagus, Mexican Style Habanero Onions, and pickled Habanero Peppers. These ingredients are combined with tomato puree, filtered water, crushed red chili, black pepper, basil, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, spices, and several Thai secrets. Q: What is unique about your Sicilian Style Dirty Martini Juice?
A:After curing my Sicilian Green Olives in my secret brine for a full nine months we drain the brine off of the olives, filter the cured brine and add a secret amount of new brine. A splash of juice in you favorite vodka or gin, and you have a wonderful Dirty Martini! Add to your favorite pasta salad, spaghetti sauce or any recipe that you would like to add an olive flavor.
Q: I am excited about anything that has Marionberries and Organic Agave Nectar in the ingredients. Tell me about your Thai Style Marionberry Cooking, Dessert and Beverage Elixir.
A:I am excited about my new Elixir product line. The Marionberry is made with Oregon Marionberries, Organic Agave Nectar, capsicum Chili Peppers, Lemon Juice and several Thai family secrets. No artificial flavors, ingredients, preservatives or colors. This product is all natural, gluten free and diabetic and cancer friendly. Q: What is Thai Style Tomato Cooking & Beverage Elixir?
A:This Elixir is all natural and has no added sweeteners of any kind and is gluten free. The Tomato Elixir is made with filtered water, tomato puree, vegetable puree (asparagus, garlic, onions, spices & herbs), Worcestershire sauce, spices, salt, vinegar, xanthan gum. This product is diabetic and cancer friendly.
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