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    Good Food

    The Market Report

    Garlic is a near-constant favorite. You can find purple garlic at Windrose Farm Stand. Barbara Spencer is bringing in long-necked purple cloves that haven't finished curing. You can tie them up or braid the necks together and hang them in a cool dry place for a few weeks to finish curing.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Garlic is a near-constant favorite. You can find purple garlic at Windrose Farm Stand. Barbara Spencer is bringing in long-necked purple cloves that haven't finished curing. You can tie them up or braid the necks together and hang them in a cool dry place for a few weeks to finish curing. The flavor of these purple varieties is richer and less sulfuric than white garlic.

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    The full episode

    1 of 8
    Cupcakes; Taste of the Nation; Nancy Silverton
    1. 1:00The Market ReportYou’re reading this
    2. 8:00Chili My Soul
    3. 15:00Taste of the Nation
    4. 22:00Cooking with a Twist of the Wrist
    5. 29:00The Fruit Detective
    6. 36:00Crazy for Cupcakes
    7. 43:00How to Read a Wine Label
    8. 50:00The Return of Mark Schatzker
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