On 10/29/2014 10:41 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-10-29 10:27 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>
>> Bummer. I can see it happening. A place where I shop has all
>> kinds of dried fruits, etc., in plastic containers. I grabbed
>> my usual candied ginger only to find out it was dried mango. Not
>> a big fan of mango or even dried fruit.
>>
>
> Did you realize how easy it is to do your own candied ginger,and how
> much cheaper is to make than to buy.

You know, I remember seeing you made a bunch of it once, and
I have considered trying it because of that. My problem, if
you can call it that, is that I love the stuff I get from this
particular store. Other stores, I rather dislike some weird
taste it has. But I have this ready supply so I'm not motivated
to make my own.

I know that sounds bad.

> When ginger root is on sale by a
> couple pounds of it.

I promise I'm not being argumentative when I say I've never
once seen a sale on fresh ginger. It must go on sale, I guess,
I just never noticed it.

> Peel and slice the root and boil it for 30-30
> minutes. Strain out the sliced ginger and save some of the water.
> Return the ginger to the pot with the reserved water, add sugar and cook
> over low heat until the syrup is almost completely dried out. Set the
> ginger slices it on a cooling rack to dry completely. You can also set
> it in the oven overnight with just the light on.

I'm going to do this. Won't wait for a sale on ginger. Heh.

> The last time I bought candied ginger in the bulk store it was about
> $16/lb. I can buy the root for about $1/lb. It is less than half a
> buck for the sugar.

FWIW, I get this stuff for $5.99 a pound, this .39 lb container I
have right here was $2.34.

Thanks for the suggestion, though, and I will be giving it a try.

nancy