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


Have you considered planting it? (before it's grated, I mean)

Bob