My house smells like garlic, as do I, I am sure. Though I had all winter to accomplish the task, I am, of course, only just now making garlic salt. First I ground the dehydrated garlic (which I did manage to dry this winter), then I mixed it with sea salt, and now it is sitting in a pan in the warm oven to ensure it is fully dry. Since garlic is so sticky, garlic salt likes to clump, but this two-step drying process helps prevent that.
The garden, meanwhile, is… coming along slowly. Most of it still rests under tarps, which are (hopefully) smothering the weeds until planting time for summer crops. The spring crops have been overwhelmed by slugs, I am sorry to say. Unfortunately, this means no radishes or kale for the first market, but I am hopeful that the second batch will be ready in a couple weeks!
Speaking of the market, the opening day of the Broadway Community Market is this Saturday! Celebrate spring with your favorite vendors and some new faces from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Come closer to lunchtime to enjoy burgers and lemonade, or grab a hot drink from one of Broadway’s two new coffee shops and visit us early! (Of course, no one’s saying you couldn’t have a burger for brunch….)
Though the spring crops are disappointingly late this year, I will be set up with my crocheted items and, yes, garlic salt! I have all of my usual items, like dish cloths and flower bookmarks, as well as the new addition of crocheted produce bags. Pick up a couple this Saturday and bring them back later this spring to fill with radishes, kale, lettuce, and more. You might notice the smaller bags have smaller holes – that’s to keep the cucamelons from wiggling out later this summer!
I’m retiring some of my crocheted products, so you’ll see a few sale prices scattered around the table, too. If you’d like a cup cozy, Swiffer cover, or toy bunny, hurry out to get one before they’re gone.
See you at the market!