James Silverton > wrote:

> Perhaps I qualify as village idiot but I have mentioned that I usually
> keep ginger root in the freezer. Well, I looked for it yesterday and
> found the defrosted root in the regular vegetable bin. It was completely
> mushy and unusable of course.

Here, you can buy frozen puréed ginger in handy little cubes that can be
individually squeezed out of the tray/container. If thawed (which isn't
necessary if you are going to cook it, of course), it will be mushy but
still very usable. It is an Israeli-produced Dorot brand.

<http://www.dorot.co.il/Eng/_Uploads/ma_35enginger.jpg>
(The label is different here.)

Victor