I love garlic and enjoy eating it prepared in many ways just for the fun of it. The first time I ever tried pickled garlic I knew it was something special just from rush I got and how good it made me feel even though I didn't know how special it really was then. While pickled garlic is worth eating just for the taste and snacking quality alone, I have learned that there are other aspects to pickled garlic that make it even better because of how it good it makes you feel and for how long.

One of the best things about pickled garlic is that eating it does not result in garlic breath, either primary (mouth/throat) or secondary (lungs, pores). The odiferous qualities of garlic come from the allyl mercaptan, which is destroyed by the pickling process, so eat all you want and don't worry about your social life.

While eating garlic raw, cooked or processed usually results in more odorous fat-soluble compounds, pickled garlic has less odorous water-soluble compounds. Fat-solubles pass from the stomach into the duodenum where they enter the lymphatic system and circulate via the lymphatic system whereas water-soluble compounds go through the stomach walls directly into the bloodstream - that's where the rush comes from.

One of the things that makes Kyolic garlic pills work is a water-soluble compound called S-Allyl Cysteine, which is produced as a result of Kyolic's ageing process. Research (Lawson & Wang 1995)shows that the longer garlic is stored in vinegar, the more S-Allyl Cysteine is produced continuously and it continues to build up for about 5 years - it gets stronger as it ages! As soon as the garlic is added to the vinegar, the vinegar works to convert the garlics' alliin into S-Allyl Cysteine and after about 60 days the vinegar has as much S-Allyl Cysteine as the garlic and it just continues to get stronger over the next five years.

Kyolic has spent millions of dollars on research which shows that S-Allyl Cysteine has numerous dose-dependent pharmacological effects when consumed in sufficient quantities and I harbor no doubts about the findings of hundreds of doctors worldwide. Those benefits include lowering blood pressure a little, lowering blood sugar a little, lowering cholesterol a little and inhibiting platelet aggregation and that makes it difficult for bloodclots to form. Anti-tumor benefits, if any, are almost negligible.

Pickled garlic is the The perfect accompaniment to Kyolic or any other garlic pills because it has additional amounts of water-solubles thereby augmenting the pills benefits. Hot peppers are another natural companion to garlic in that hot peppers contain a natural vasodilator that temporarily dilates the blood vessels.

Recent studies have shown that taking medicines with grapefruit juice can maximize their effects (Sometimes dangerously so with prescription medicines - ask your doctor.) While I know of no studies saying so, it seems reasonable; therefore, that taking kyolic with grapefruit juice or washing pickled garlic down with grapefruit juice should give it an efficacy kick to the benefit of the consumer - not to mention another head rush.

- Garlic-Stuffed Queen-size Olives are My Favorite. -

These huge green olives stuffed with crunchy garlic are absolutely fabulous giving four different satisfactions at once - olive, garlic, crunchy and briny. They are Tart, salty, olivey and each time you chew you get another crunchy explosion of garlicky goodness that you can feel course right through your whole body. If you can overcome the impulse to keep them all for yourself, they make a great gift for that hard to please gourmet friend or to get a lot of rave comments as an hors d'oeuvres at that upscale coctail party. Note: these things are so addictive, you may not want to share them with anyone. Better get at least one extra jar - you're gonna need it.

Large 10 oz. jars just $8.00 each

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- Jalapeno-Stuffed Queen-size Olives are My other Favorite. -

These huge green olives stuffed with spicy Jalapeno chile are absolutely fabulous giving three different satisfactions at once - olive, hot jalapeno and briny. They are Tart, olivey and each time you chew you get another crunchy explosion of jalapeno hot goodness that you can feel course right through your whole body. If you can overcome the impulse to keep them all for yourself, they make a great gift for that hard to please gourmet friend or to get a lot of rave comments as an hors d'oerve at that upscale coctail party. Note: these things are so addictive, you may not want to share them with anyone. Get an extra jar for a friend, otherwise he might eat up all of yours.

Large 10 oz. jars $8.00 each.

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- Marinated Garlic, Mild Mediterranian Style. -

Old world flavors you only dreamed about before, come alive in the marvelous marinated garlic.

Regular size - 8 Oz. jar, price $7.50

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- Bread and Butter Marinated Garlic. -

Garlics as sweet and delightful as Grandma's bread n' butter pickles you've always loved.

8 ounce size $7.50, 16 ounce size $12.50.

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-Marinated Garlic with Jalapeno. -

Crunchy pickled garlic with the zip of jalapeno. Hot Stuff, but you'll love it.

Buy Marinated Garlic with Jalapeno 8 Oz jar. Price $7.50

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-Marinated Garlic with Olives. -

Now you're talking - this is the one for me.

Buy Marinated Garlic with Olives 8 Oz jar. Price $7.50

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-Marinated Garlic with Habanero. -

Really hot stuff - not for amateurs.

Buy Marinated Garlic with Habaneros 8 Oz jar. Price $7.50

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- Garlic Salsas That Will Leave You Begging for More. -

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- Merridee's Favorite Medium Garlic Salsa. -

Fabulosa! Finally, a rich garlic salsa that doesn't blow your socks off. Medium is the closest real Texans ever get to Mild - just ask one, she'll tell you. This supurb extra-thick salsa focuses on the garlic content and using milder chiles resulting in a full, rich flavor that has a spicy zing to it. For a welcome change from the same old thin salsas with a lot of heat but little real flavor, try this rich tasting, crunchy salsa that will perk you up and get your guests to raving over it. It's the crunch that's missing from most salsas; this one is really thick and has plenty of satisfying crunch.

Large size is 12 ounces and costs $6.00.

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- Bob's Favorite Hot Garlic Salsa. -

Fabulous! Finally, a rich- tasting, full-bodied Hot garlic salsa that you can actually taste and doesn't burn you out. This thick, crunchy hot salsa focuses on the garlic and more jalapeno peppers than the medium salsa above so that it has all the same great depth of flavor and pleasing chewability but with more heat. It makes you feel good all over. The crunchy garlic is the secret.

Large size is 12 ounces and costs $6.00

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- Mark & Barb Vernon's Favorite Fiery Hot Garlic Salsa. -

Fabuloso! Finally, a hot and strong garlic salsa with teeth! Fiery Hot Garlic Salsa has all the richness of flavor of the our other salsas but with habanero chiles instead of jalapenos, resulting in a much hotter salsa that is not for those who are tender of stomach or timid of palate. Large size is 12 ounces and costs $6.00.

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The perfect gifts for those hard to please garlic lovers - garlic that just keeps getting better all the time.