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

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

James Silverton wrote:

> 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 :-)


Since ginger is so widely available these days, even in US supermarkets, and
costs only pennies, why bother to freeze it? I buy it often, and worst case,
if I don't use some for a while, and it goes bad, I'm out only a few
pennies.

I don't often grate ginger, but when I do, it's considerably easier to do it
if its frozen, so I often keep a piece in the freezer, not for the purpose
of preserving it, but just in case I need any grated.

--
Ken Blake
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For years, I've kept sectioned off ginger root chunks, in an open mouthed
jar, topped with sherry, in the fridge!....How long?....Months at a time!

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:18:51 -0500, "James Silverton"
<not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote:

>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
>
>E-mail, with obvious alterations:
>not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

James, you can also plant the root and always have a fresh supply.

--
"Anybody can have more birthdays, but it takes balls to get old!"

BetsyB

"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in message
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> 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
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not