I was intrigued about the "black garlic jelly". I searched and have gotten even more intrigued. It is made with duck confit? It helps that in my search, I also found an intriguing blog. Here's an excerpt on the subject of Black garlic ($30 a pound if you don't make yourself..)

Thanks for posting.

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DYI Black Garlic
30 Jan

Since the day I paid $30 a pound for black garlic I was mesmerized by the process and the flavor. I wanted to know how it was done and how I could do it myself. The actual process is posted vaguely all over the internet but the creator of the name brand Black Garlic has kept his process a secret. He has built a patented "machine" to produce this garlic that has been kept quiet, at least I haven�t seen any information on it. So after reading numerous posts about making black garlic I decided to tackle this project, and since I had and old hood fan from my stove and a non-functional wine cooler, I figured I had nothing to lose.

Here is a link that might be useful: Black Garlic DIY

Wow, that's really interesting! Who knew it was that much work?

I make my own black garlic. It is so nice to be able to have this healthy and delicious ingredient for cooking whenever I feel like having it and not pay a lot of money.

The making of black garlic is not complicated. Just need to keep good consistent temperature and humidity.

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