I think differant places in the country tend to use differant words.
I say head of garlic and clove of garlic. Toes was a new one for me.
Yes, names do vary from one part of the country to the other.In Louisiana, where I am from, shallots are green onions ... not those dried things. And y'all may call 'em green peppers ... but they are really bell peppers!
I should never read these recipe threads when I am hungry. I just opened a new documents entitled 2006 FRecipes or, being from the South ... perhaps I should change it to 2006 FReceipts ... LOL