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Garlic – Mythology

Garlic – Mythology

October 13, 2010 No Comments

The power of  garlic has always been associated with both good and evil. Strings of garlic are always seen in traditional vampire movies as folklore considers garlic a powerful ward against vampires demons and werewolves. By contrast – modern vampires consider garlic to be merely in bad taste! From the pages of our namesake Julia ...

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Hot Stuff – Horseradish

Hot Stuff – Horseradish

May 20, 2010 No Comments

The bitter herbs referred to in the Passover Seder refer to the horseradish root. Grated horseradish is an ingredient in the Bloody Mary cocktail. Silesians in Poland make horseradish soup. What’s more – it’s good for you! The root is known to have some diuretic properties and has been used to cure urinary tract infections, ...

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Garlic

Garlic

March 1, 2010 No Comments

Mythology The “power” of garlic has always been associated with both good and evil. Strings of garlic are always seen in traditional vampire movies, as folklore considers garlic a powerful ward against vampires, demons and werewolves. By contrast – modern vampires consider garlic to be merely in bad taste! From the pages of our namesake ...

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