On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 14:11:32 -0500, yetanotherBob
> wrote:

>Can anyone recommend a good way to preserve fresh horseradish root?
>
>I found a maybe 6-inch chunk of organic(!) horseradish root at the co-op
>last week and ground it up yesterday with some salt and apple cider
>vinegar for today's rib roast. That yielded well over a cup of knock-
>yer-socks-off delicious "prepared" horseradish. Trouble is, even today
>it has lost a bit of the character it had yesterday, and I know it's all
>downhill from there, maybe keeping a few weeks max in the coldest part
>of the refrigerator.
>
>I've tried freezing the prepared stuff in the past, without luck. Is
>there a way to preserve a section of the root so that it can be chopped
>or grated as needed? The whole root doesn't keep very long in the
>refrigerator before spoiling, in my experience, nor does it seem to
>freeze well.
>
>Thanks for any tips & Happy New Year.
>
>Bob


The root itself will keep for awhile in the fridge in a plastic bag.
That is how one stores them for replanting the next year.

http://horseradishplants.com/cgi-bin...ml?id=NiF8RuyU

Boron