From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!bsg Newsgroups: net.cooks Title: Re: Care and feeding of ginger root Article-I.D.: npois.1588 Posted: Thu Sep 9 09:12:35 1982 Received: Fri Sep 10 03:36:45 1982 References: unc.3925 I learned in a Chinese cooking class that I took that one should cut up the (peeled) root and store it in the fridge covered with rice wine. I know this works, as I have kept ginger this way for months with no problem. I would guess that sherry would work equally well, although I imagine that it imparts a slightly different flavor to the ginger. Rice wine for cooking is available in any Chinese grocery. By the way, after all the ginger is used up, the ginger-flavored rice wine is great for flavoring an appropriate dish. Billie Goldstein ...!npois!bsg Bell Labs Neptune | | | |_|_| | |