stackyFACTSLong before it became the cornerstone of Italian cooking, garlic moonlighted as office supplies. The sticky juice inside garlic cloves was widely used by craftspeople to bind glass and fix delicate ceramics. Your beautifully repaired vase smelled completely horrific, but at least it stayed together.
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