Used a mini-chopper to reduce a chunk of Trader Joe's candied ginger[1] to
sand-grain-sized particles, which I sprinkled onto honeydew. Lin had the
idea to add vanilla yogurt. Yummy.

Given more time, I might have tried freezing the ginger before putting it
into the chopper, because the stuff was pretty gummy, and I needed to work
it between my thumb and fingers to get the "grains" to spread out. Maybe
sprinkling cornstarch would have helped (that's what's on the outside of
marshmallows), but I'm not sure.

I called it dessert in the Subject line because that was how we ate it, but
it could serve as a salad or breakfast if you prefer.

Bob
[1] Trader Joe's candied ginger has quite a bite to it. I'm not sure this
would work as well with a lesser product.

In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> it between my thumb and fingers to get the "grains" to spread out. Maybe
> sprinkling cornstarch would have helped (that's what's on the outside of
> marshmallows), but I'm not sure.

I use plenty of sugar when I chop apricots in a food processor. For my
needs I use some of the recipe's measure of sugar for the chopping; you
could also just use plenty of sugar and then sieve it out. It should
work.

> Bob
> [1] Trader Joe's candied ginger has quite a bite to it. I'm not sure this
> would work as well with a lesser product.

Now, that's good to know. Thanks, Bob.
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Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Used a mini-chopper to reduce a chunk of Trader Joe's candied ginger[1]
> to sand-grain-sized particles, which I sprinkled onto honeydew. Lin had
> the idea to add vanilla yogurt. Yummy.
>
> Given more time, I might have tried freezing the ginger before putting
> it into the chopper, because the stuff was pretty gummy, and I needed to
> work it between my thumb and fingers to get the "grains" to spread out.
> Maybe sprinkling cornstarch would have helped


I think I would have tried a chef's knife and cutting board with
powdered (aka icing) sugar.
>


> [1] Trader Joe's candied ginger has quite a bite to it. I'm not sure
> this would work as well with a lesser product.


Yes, it's delicious (and sometimes sinus-clearing) all by itself.

gloria p

In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Used a mini-chopper to reduce a chunk of Trader Joe's candied ginger[1] to
> sand-grain-sized particles, which I sprinkled onto honeydew. Lin had the
> idea to add vanilla yogurt. Yummy.
>
> Given more time, I might have tried freezing the ginger before putting it
> into the chopper, because the stuff was pretty gummy, and I needed to work
> it between my thumb and fingers to get the "grains" to spread out. Maybe
> sprinkling cornstarch would have helped (that's what's on the outside of
> marshmallows), but I'm not sure.
>
> I called it dessert in the Subject line because that was how we ate it, but
> it could serve as a salad or breakfast if you prefer.
>
> Bob
> [1] Trader Joe's candied ginger has quite a bite to it. I'm not sure this
> would work as well with a lesser product.

The TJ stuff is from Australia, and ginger from there has a distinct
lemon overtone; I imagine that would help, not hinder, the melon.

Isaac