From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!duke!unc!smb Newsgroups: net.cooks Title: Care and feeding of ginger root Article-I.D.: unc.3925 Posted: Tue Sep 7 17:28:18 1982 Received: Wed Sep 8 06:16:58 1982 A cookbook I've seen suggests that one way to store ginger root is to bury it in moist, sandy soil. Not only should it stay fresh, but it will allegedly grow more knobs. Has anyone tried this? Does it work? Failing that, what is the best way to store it? Two books I have suggest wrapping it and putting it in the refrigerator -- but one says to use plastic wrap, and the other says to use almost anything but plastic, preferably paper. Several books suggest peeling it, chopping it up, and storing it in a jar, covered with sherry. --Steve