Gorgeous garlic: the use of garlic dates back over 4,000 years, when it was most often thought to keep evil at bay. Today research shows garlic has many health benefits, and it doesn't take a culinary genius to know this vegetable can enliven almost any meal.

Swiss NewsNbr. 2006, January 2006

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Gorgeous garlic: the use of garlic dates back over 4,000 years, when it was most often thought to keep evil at bay. Today research shows garlic has many health benefits, and it doesn't take a culinary genius to know this vegetable can enliven almost any meal.

In folklore, garlic was thought to bring good luck and protect against evil. The smell was said to ward off sorcerers, werewolves and warlocks, as well as vampires.

An Egyptian papyrus from 1,500 B.C. recommends garlic for 22 ailments. The Egyptians fed...

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