Questions about horseradish

[farmermom]

I have a good supply of horseradish and someone to dig it for me. What's the best way to prepare and store it? I have a food processor. Can it be canned?
My son likes horseradish and horseradish mustard. I've started adding some to a lot of meat dishes.
Suggestions?

[Animal Lover]

I can tell you how my Grandfather taught me when I was very young. Dig it, clean it and peel it. Then grind it with some wonderful white vinegar with salt to taste. Can it. We used to just keep it in our root cellar at the farm and it was fine. In sterilized jars of course. We love it too. We made the mistake of planting too much tho in the big 1/2 acre garden and it re-routed itself everywhere. No one wanted any. I'll be it is still growing there.

[janetn]

Fresh horseradish is absolutly the best! you can dig it up wrap it in a paper towel put it in the crisper in the refridge and it will keep for months. I just peel it and grate it as I need it. Fresh it has a really nutty taste. Great with any beef! Steaks roasts ect. My family loves the fresh.

[Forest Beekeeper]

Horseradish can be dehydrated and stores well for years.

Once it is ground, it loses potency within hours unless put into vinegar [or I think alcohol].

We grow horseradish in containers. I flip them upside down, and I can then easily access the tap roots. Which are usually coiled neatly at the bottom of the container. I tall goes back into the same container and is ready to grow the next year. No shovel or digging :)

[Homesteader]

Horseradish can be dehydrated and stores well for years.

Once it is ground, it loses potency within hours unless put into vinegar [or I think alcohol].

We grow horseradish in containers. I flip them upside down, and I can then easily access the tap roots. Which are usually coiled neatly at the bottom of the container. I tall goes back into the same container and is ready to grow the next year. No shovel or digging :)

What a good idea. I'll give that a try next year.

Is horseradish readily available out there or does anybody have a favorite place to get it???

[luvmyvet]

the last ones I planted I ordered off the net as no whole ones were available around here.
prior to that I just bought some whole horseradish from the store and planted those.

You shouldn't ever need to buy any again if you do purchase some, they are like mint and spread readily.

never thought of dehydrating horseradish, any special technique to it?

[wafflehouse]

What a good idea. I'll give that a try next year.

Is horseradish readily available out there or does anybody have a favorite place to get it???

i go to the grocery store or walmart and buy a piece of root there and plant it

[minnie]

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One handful or about 1 cup or 8 ounces chopped organic raw onions
One handful or about 1 cup or 8 ounces chopped organic raw garlic
One handful or about 1 cup or 8 ounces chopped organic raw ginger
One handful or about 1 cup or 8 ounces chopped organic raw horseradish
One half handful or about 1/4 cup or 2 ounces of chopped organic raw habaneros --or-- 1/4 cup or 2 ounces more or less, depending on your tastes of powedered cayenne (hottest you can get)
1/4 cup or 2 ounces of Tumeric powder Put all ingredients into blender and add enough organic apple cider vinegar to blend.
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[Forest Beekeeper]

What a good idea. I'll give that a try next year.

Is horseradish readily available out there or does anybody have a favorite place to get it???

Our local seed companies have it [FEDCO, Johnnys]

[Forest Beekeeper]

... never thought of dehydrating horseradish, any special technique to it?

I put it on our window sill.

I also see it marketed routinely at the Farmer's Markets in the same form as what I have on my window sill.