Garlic Retraction Alert!!

OK, so here's the deal,  the soup that I made was so good and hearty that my Mother asked me to make two more pots. Another for us and one to give away. 'Whats with the madness of the garlic??' you may be wondering? Well, If you read the FIRST post of this soup RECIPE, you would know what I said about fresh garlic. To refresh your beautiful minds, I said 'I don't like using fresh garlic, I'd rather use garlic powder, but that I used fresh garlic, since that particular recipe called for it.' Yup, that's about what I said. So, I went ahead and made what I thought was two duplicate pots of soup. Tasted it, thinking hmm? Something is just not right, not as robust, hearty and kicking. I'm sure you have figured it out by now, so... Need I say more?
Fresh Garlic you people FRESH Garlic. Therefore, I am going to retract what I said. I never had a problem using garlic powder before, but this recipe and the ingredients just absorbed the seasonings and herbs so well, you can definitely tell. I mean I am taken aback at how well you can tell that I hadn't used fresh garlic. If you want the best out of THIS soup recipe, you have to use the fresh. There is my retraction.

Thanks All
Have a wonderful breezy Saturday evening!