"The mortar is a bowl, typically made of hard wood, ceramic or stone. The pestle is a heavy club-shaped object, the end of which is used for crushing and grinding. The substance to be ground is placed in the mortar and ground, crushed or mixed with the pestle. Sometimes referred to as an "Apothecary Grinder" by individuals unfamiliar with its use, the proper historical name is "mortar and pestle". The mortar and pestle is usually utilised when cooking and when crushing ingredients for a certain drug in pharmacies. It can also be used in masonry and other types of construction where the mortar and pestle is needed." - wikipedia.org
the mortar and pestle always come in handy whenever i make garlic butter for partner. he likes garlic butter on his multi-grain toast which i'm sure he will have tomorrow with the chili i made for him last night.
a clove or two of garlic, depending on your preference, chop them finely then pound it to oblivion in the mortar. when you cannot almost see the garlic you scrape it off the mortar and mix it well with a cup of softened butter. put a bit of ground pepper or some finely chopped parsley and voilà! garlic butter!
Sounds like your version is very tasty. I used to make it with garlic salt, but Jeff is not a big garlic bread guy, so the only time we have it now is when it's served in a restaurant. Love how the b/w really brought out the "color" in the mortar. Nice shot- and thanks for all the votes!!
