On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 18:24:23 -0500, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

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

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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

On occasion I've worn a snorkel and diving goggles when I've grated
horseradish, it might look ridiculous but it works.