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Price Differential
Topic Started: May 20 2016, 06:09 AM (297 Views)
Trotsky	May 20 2016, 06:09 AM Post #1
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Last week's walk in Chinatown: everyone was selling ginger root for $.99/ pound. I use a lot of it so I bought 2 long fat fresh tubers, almost a pound. Today in the market in our building: ginger root: $4.99 a pound...and sad looking to boot. It dehydrates with age. It pays to shop around (as we do.) Edited by Trotsky, May 20 2016, 06:11 AM.



Dana	May 20 2016, 07:33 AM Post #2
WWS Hummingbird Guru & Wildlife photographer extrordinaire Posts: 13,054 Group: Member Member #830 Joined: March 23, 2011	A friend who watches said that Jamie Oliver recommends freezing ginger. I have been doing so since told and it's true! A great way to keep it fresh. Have not tossed any out since. It slices and grates well frozen or can be grated then frozen flat making it possible to break off bits as required.



Darcie	May 20 2016, 01:42 PM Post #3
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Thanks Dana, I just got a large bunch of ginger - it was inexpensive and now I put it in a freezer bag and in the freezer . Edited by Darcie, May 20 2016, 04:23 PM.



agate	May 20 2016, 03:41 PM Post #4
Posts: 21,864 Group: Administration Member #203 Joined: February 2, 2006	Dana May 20 2016, 07:33 AM A friend who watches said that Jamie Oliver recommends freezing ginger. I have been doing so since told and it's true! A great way to keep it fresh. Have not tossed any out since. It slices and grates well frozen or can be grated then frozen flat making it possible to break off bits as required. Thanks Dana....I will do that instead of having to throw out.



Trotsky	May 21 2016, 01:16 AM Post #5
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Thank you, dana. I will try that although I read an article that said freezing makes it mushy and the best way to keep it fresh longest was to seal it in a small plastic bag in the fridge. That has been giving me pretty good results, but as I said, I use a LOT of ginger, almost every day with my typical lunch, a bag of ramen, minced ginger, frozen chopped spinach and leftover meat, a couple shrimp, or some diced tofu, so ginger is not something that hangs around TOO long. I used to just toss it uncovered on the fridge door; it did not last long that way and I resented having to toss shriveled, dehydrated pieces away especially if I paid top dollar for it. Edited by Trotsky, May 21 2016, 01:18 AM.



FuzzyO	May 21 2016, 02:51 AM Post #6
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	When I was told about freezing it the suggestion was to wrap it in foil. I've no idea why, but it isn't mushy.



Olive Oil	May 21 2016, 02:46 PM Post #7
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,747 Group: Member Member #785 Joined: June 10, 2010	lemons and or their peel can also be frozen. Want a little lemon? Just grate the frozen lemon into your dish.



Trotsky	May 22 2016, 01:08 AM Post #8
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Olive Oil May 21 2016, 02:46 PM lemons and or their peel can also be frozen. Want a little lemon? Just grate the frozen lemon into your dish. Good to read. I am getting SO sick of throwing out moldy lemons and limes. I toss more than I eat.



Darcie	May 22 2016, 01:43 AM Post #9
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Olive Oil May 21 2016, 02:46 PM lemons and or their peel can also be frozen. Want a little lemon? Just grate the frozen lemon into your dish. Another I didn't know that. I do have lemons in the fridge and will put them in the freezer. Next I hear I will be able to freeze my clementines, can I?



margrace	May 22 2016, 05:43 AM Post #10
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	Lemons will keep longer if put in a quart sealer and cover with coldwater and kept in the fridg,



swing	May 22 2016, 04:03 PM Post #11
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	Lemons and or their peel can also be frozen. Want a little lemon? Just grate the frozen lemon into your dish. Did not know this, thank you.



swing	May 22 2016, 04:05 PM Post #12
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	A friend who watches said that Jamie Oliver recommends freezing ginger. I have been doing so since told and it's true! A great way to keep it fresh. Have not tossed any out since. It slices and grates well frozen or can be grated then frozen flat making it possible to break off bits as required. Yes it is, my daughter has some in her freezer presently.



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