"notbob" > wrote in message

> On 2011-05-23, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Leon Manfredi > wrote:
>
>>> To store, top with sherry in a glass jar, and keep in fridge...,
>>> (for ever)
>
>> Leo, when you're storing it like that, do you peel it first?
>
> A better question: does it spoil like garlic in olive oil? I
> suspect
> not, due to the alcohol, but still.....
>
> Seems like a great idea, as so many Oriental dishes that use ginger
> also use shoaxing, pale sherry being the perfect substitute. I know
> my ginger dries out completely in a 2-3 wks if I don't use it up.
>
> nb

I store my ginger in yer basic Chinese rice wine and save the sherry
for sipping.

Felice