Garlic Capital of the World

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GARLIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD 20 GILROY All B In CALIFORNIA Flavor King ALIFORNIA VINTOLA on est fo LOURM

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14 Gilroy, California, undisputed Garlic Capital of the World, grows, processes and ships millions of pounds of garlic and garlic products each year. To celebrate bountiful harvests of its King of Flavors, known fondly as "The Stinking Rose", Gilroyans each year hold their annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, where, among a myriad of other activities, gourmet cooks demonstrate the preparation of delightful recipes enhanced with garlic. Located at the intersection of highways 101 and 152, 80 miles south of San Francisco, Gilroy takes its name from that Scotch sailor, John Gilroy, who in 1814 was put ashore in nearby Monterey sick with scurvy. He is remembered as California's first non-Spanish settler. Published and Photographed by John A. White, Jr. Gilroy, Ca. 95020 66047-D ID MWM DEXTER AURORA, MISSOURI 254 post card