On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 22:36:41 +0000, MacD
wrote:

-snip-
If your intention is to make horseradish
sauce then be careful. Grating the roots will make your eyes sting very
badly.

The first time I grated my homegrown, I used a blender. A little
vinegar, a little sugar, a lot of root - and off I went.

Then I took off the top and sniffed. . . . and landed on the floor.

It was as if the fumes sucked all the oxygen out of my body. Now
I open the blender at arm's length and check the heat and fineness in
a spoon.

Jim