Garlic

Garlic (Allium sativum common garlic) is part of the "lily" family and is closely related to shallots, garlic-chives, and leeks. The bulb is made of a series of bulblets called cloves. The garlic bulb has a papery exterior skin that varies in color from white to purple. There are many varieties of garlic with the "sativum" or "softneck" being the most common variety.Read more about garlic

Equal amounts of garlic chives, onions, shallots, leeks OR per clove use 1/4 tsp minced dried garlic, 1/4 tsp garlic juice, 1/2 tsp garlic salt

1 small clove garlic = 1/2 tsp minced
1 head = 8 to 15 cloves
1sm clove = 1/2 tsp minced
1 tsp minced = 1 to 2 medium cloves