Garlic of the bears

The garlic of the bears is observed in spring at the time of the walks in the underwoods. It is recognizable plants with its oval leaves in the form of lance, #CF5B74 dark, gleaming with a #FFFFFF floral pole into . This plant is originating in Europe and of Asia or it pushes in the wet underwoods, it releases a garlic strong odor when you crumple the leaves. but it is preferable to take leaves to tear off the plant in nature.

You can make a sowing with seeds collected in July on the plants in forest, which you sow after harvest in a shaded place. Mend in October in shaded plates on rows separated by 25 cm and 10 to 15 cm on the line. The care to bring to the garlic of the bears is limited to the hoeing and with some waterings in the event of dryness, they are plants not very difficult to cultivate. If your ground is with argillaceous tendency, you will bring sand there to reduce it.

The harvest of the garlic of the bears is done the year according to, by taking needs progressively. one leaves a few feet out of ground for his nearest production. One uses the leaves and the bubbles cut very finely for the crudenesses and sauces, the bubbles for the meats like the leg of lamb or vegetables etc… The plant has a high content of vitamin C and for Mesdames of the slimming properties.

Attention not to confuse the garlic of the bears with the lily of the valley and the one which are two toxic plants, but do not release from garlic odor.

Did you know?

• The garlic of the bears-Allium ursinum-family of - Celtic (extreme) and of Latin (bear)  

• The garlic of the bears is an old plant, one found pollens in prehistoric excavations.

In kitchen

• A simple receipt: in a large bowl, to put cottage cheese of cow or goat, with three garlic leaves of the bears finely, salt and pepper, well to mix, it is a treat.

• The garlic of the bears is rich in vitamin C, it has magnesium, iron, it purifies blood, facilitates digestion, cause a drop in the blood pressure and prevents arteriosclerosis, it is vermifuge and cleansing, to some extent, it is a beneficial plant for health.

• Conservation of the garlic of the bears: 100 grams of leaves with 1 from salt and 10 Cl of , to mix and put the whole in a small bottle then to fill with oil, to put at the expenses.

• You can also make garlic butter of the bears, 100 grams of finely leaves, mixed with 500 grams of softened butter and salt, mix the whole, make portions and put them at the freezer. You can quite simply freeze the leaves.