Hello, jimstevens!
You wrote on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:05:03 GMT:

??>> I read this technique somewhere about preserving gingeroot
??>> for an extended period of time (don't remember where),
??>> have followed it, and am wondering if anyone has done
??>> it--and what the results have been.

Like Philippe Lemaire, I freeze the ginger root but put the
whole thing in a plastic bag. It's easier to grate the root if
you have something to hold onto. Usually, I run hot water over
the end and then grate. IFAIK, it keeps indefinitely but I think
it may lose flavor gradually. Since I am very fond of ginger,
too much is not a problem :-)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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