Ginger- How long does it last ?
b.ke...@sk.sympatico.ca
is readily available. I would rather grate my own but do not know the
shelf life.
Can anyone help ?
brent
PENMART01
>How long does fresh ginger last ?
How long do you plan on using it... will you
be wearing it around your neck as jewelry?
So, what do you intend to use it for?
Why not buy an amount you intend to use
within a week or two and replace as you go.
There are many methods for preserving ginger
but none will yield fresh ginger... the best way
for approximating fresh ginger is to freeze it.
Of course you may choose to grow your own.
Sheldon
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<b.ke...@sk.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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A pretty long time if you peel, cut in chunks and store in fortified wine,
such as sherry or marsala in a jar in the fridge. The wine gets pretty
good, too.
Miche
b.ke...@sk.sympatico.ca wrote:
Either freeze it or peel it and put it in a jar, then cover with sherry
and put the lid on. It should keep indefinitely by either of these
methods (although I've noticed that frozen ginger dries out after a
while).
Miche
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Ness
> news:3CBF2615...@sk.sympatico.ca...
> > How long does fresh? ginger last ? I use powder all the time, but fresh
> > is readily available. I would rather grate my own but do not know the
> > shelf life.
> > Can anyone help ?
> >brent
Pretty damn long if you replant it and keep it in a sunny window. And
watered. ;) Just dig it up and break off a small chunk as needed.
Toodles,
Ness
Dennis P. Harris
b.ke...@sk.sympatico.ca wrote:
> How long does fresh? ginger last ?
it seems to keep 2-3 weeks in my fridge, wrapped in a plastic
bag. you have to be careful and buy from bins where pieces of
root don't aren't moldy.
if it was going to keep it longer, i'd try the old trick of
keeping it in sherry to prevent mold.
bulka
The other advantage to freezing is that it shaves of realy well. Maybe
not fresh, but better than powder from a factory.
Does anyone know anything about drying and making homemade powder?
m
PENMART01
>The other advantage to freezing is that it shaves of realy well. Maybe
>not fresh, but better than powder from a factory.
"better" is not germane. There is nothing better or worse intrinsic to dried
or fresh spices, only different. Btw, most every spice is used primarily in
its dehydrated form and ginger root is classified as a spice. And what do you
have against factorys?
Betsy
> In article <3CBF2615...@sk.sympatico.ca>,
> b.ke...@sk.sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > How long does fresh? ginger last ? I use powder all the time, but fresh
> > is readily available. I would rather grate my own but do not know the
> > shelf life.
> > Can anyone help ?
>
> Either freeze it or peel it and put it in a jar, then cover with sherry
> and put the lid on. It should keep indefinitely by either of these
> methods (although I've noticed that frozen ginger dries out after a
> while).
>
> Miche
I chop it up finely (in one of those small spice choppers like a mini
food processor), place 1 TB lumps on a piece of aluminum foil, freeze
it, them roll up the foil (like a sleeping bag), and place into a
freezer bag. When I need 1 TB of ginger, it's there and ready, just
needs a minute or few to defrost, or can be thrown into a pan frozen
if in a hurry. The foil and plastic keep it from dehydrating in the
freezer, unless somebody (I wonder who) leaves the bag open and foil
unwrapped.
betsy
Postal Employee Newman
i either keep the fresh ones in the fridge wrapped in cling film [keeps
for a couple of weeks], or cut into chunky chunks and keep in little
freezer bags. i'll try finely chop it next time and wrap up in smaller
portions.
ZeroCool
>Miche <michec...@mac.com> wrote in message news:<michecampbell-5D5...@news.itconsult.net>...
>> In article <3CBF2615...@sk.sympatico.ca>,
>> b.ke...@sk.sympatico.ca wrote:
>>
>> > How long does fresh? ginger last ? I use powder all the time, but fresh
>> > is readily available. I would rather grate my own but do not know the
>> > shelf life.
>> > Can anyone help ?
I break it into it's nodes, put it in a pint mason jar, vacuum it with
my Foodsaver, and it lasts for months (till it's gone).
{Angel}
When I need a bit of fresh grated, I just take it out and grate on a
rasp. It's quick and easy, and thaws really quick. Lasts forever!
{Angel}
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