Friday, July 13, 2012

July 12th Harvest


FARM SHARE July 12th:
Beets, Green Lettuce, Spinach, red Lettuce, Zuccini, Mint, Garlic Scapes *, and Peas!

Garlic Scapes! Info and recipe!
Garlic scapes are the "flower stalks" of hardneck garlic plants, although they do not produce flowers. These stalks start to appear a month or so after the first leaves. They are usually cut off of the plant, since leaving them on only diverts the plants strength away from forming a plump bulb. If left on, they eventually form small bulbils that can be planted to grow more garlic, but it takes 2–3 years for them to form large bulbs. Many gardeners simply toss their scapes in the compost, but garlic scapes are both edible and delicious, as are the bulbils.
Three things to do with Scapes:
1.    Grill em: Tossed with olive oil, salt pepper and placed over heart for about two mintutes, flip them once, halfway through and finish with extra sprinkle of flaky salt and maybe a bit of lemon juice
2.    Scape compound butter:  Scaspes would make a nice compound butter with lemon and fresh thyme – use to make garlic bread or toss on grill
3.    As aromatic: The same way you would use regular garlic bulbs 
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 First Pea Harvest!










 Garlic Scapes!
 Beautiful!


 Mother and daughter making wonderful edible bouquets!


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