Hello,

I planted some horseradish this year. The instructions said (IIRC) to
cut the roots into two inch chunks and plant these in a bucket (to
prevent it spreading like a weed). Then to dig it up this time of
year; use whatever you need for cooking and cur the rest into two inch
lengths ready to plant and start all over again.

Is this about right? What should I do with the ones to plant next
year? Put them in a cool, dark, dry place? When do I plant them next
year?

In the meantime, how do I make horseradish sauce to go with my Sunday
beef? I have found a few recipes that basically mix it with cream but
they don't taste like the stuff in the jars

Thanks.

Simply grate the horseradish, place in a bowl and add sea salt, black
pepper and wine vinegar. If you like it creamy, add a little mayonnaise.
That's the basic recipe, quantities I leave to you.

Enjoy!
MikeCT
----

"Fred" asked:
- how do I make horseradish sauce to go with my Sunday
beef? I have found a few recipes that basically mix it with cream but
they don't taste like the stuff in the jars

Thanks.

"MikeCT" wrote:

Simply grate the horseradish, place in a bowl and add sea salt, black
pepper and wine vinegar.

Make sure you have good ventilation, and if you have a somewhat sensitive
partner, do it when they're out shopping.
But dang, is it good!


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Fred wrote:
Hello,

In the meantime, how do I make horseradish sauce to go with my Sunday
beef? I have found a few recipes that basically mix it with cream but
they don't taste like the stuff in the jars

Thanks.

...... erm, that's why we grow our own 'cos the stuff in jars doesn't taste
like real horseradish. (Horse, as a prefix, means innedible. Not always
correct then eh?)

L

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In article ,
Gary Woods says...
"MikeCT" wrote:

Simply grate the horseradish, place in a bowl and add sea salt, black
pepper and wine vinegar.

Make sure you have good ventilation, and if you have a somewhat sensitive
partner, do it when they're out shopping.
But dang, is it good!


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

I made some once and it nearly blew my head off! The vapour
doesn't half clear the sinuses. I just put some root and
cream in a blender. Possibly not the best way to make it
:-)
--
David in Normandy

On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:35:04 GMT, Fred
wrote:


I planted some horseradish this year. The instructions said (IIRC) to
cut the roots into two inch chunks and plant these in a bucket (to
prevent it spreading like a weed). Then to dig it up this time of
year; use whatever you need for cooking and cur the rest into two inch
lengths ready to plant and start all over again.

Is this about right? What should I do with the ones to plant next
year? Put them in a cool, dark, dry place? When do I plant them next
year?

I've never grown it; don't like the stuff.
You are right that it will spread like a weed if allowed; see it along
hedgerows and grass verges.
I think that if you want to replant you should do it straight away, as
it is a hardy plant.
One thing I do know, after a question on Gardeners' Question Time some
while ago, is that you shoud make and eat your sauce when you want it,
and not try to keep it.
My s-i-l mixes it with Greek yogurt which makes it less fiery.

Pam in Bristol

Went to Lakeland shop (Cheadle Hulme) yesterday and had their Scottish
Beef Sandwiches with horseradish Cream!

FANTASTIC!

Not sure how you make it?

James
http://www.ukjay.co.uk


On 22 Nov, 21:35, Fred wrote:
Hello,

I planted some horseradish this year. The instructions said (IIRC) to
cut the roots into two inch chunks and plant these in a bucket (to
prevent it spreading like a weed). Then to dig it up this time of
year; use whatever you need for cooking and cur the rest into two inch
lengths ready to plant and start all over again.

Is this about right? What should I do with the ones to plant next
year? Put them in a cool, dark, dry place? When do I plant them next
year?

In the meantime, how do I make horseradish sauce to go with my Sunday
beef? I have found a few recipes that basically mix it with cream but
they don't taste like the stuff in the jars

Thanks.

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:35:04 GMT, Fred
wrote:


I planted some horseradish this year. The instructions said (IIRC) to
cut the roots into two inch chunks and plant these in a bucket (to
prevent it spreading like a weed). Then to dig it up this time of
year; use whatever you need for cooking and cur the rest into two inch
lengths ready to plant and start all over again.

Is this about right? What should I do with the ones to plant next
year? Put them in a cool, dark, dry place? When do I plant them next
year?

I've never grown it; don't like the stuff.
You are right that it will spread like a weed if allowed; see it along
hedgerows and grass verges.

Mine died :-(

Mary

On 23/11/07 12:06, in article ,
"David in Normandy" wrote:

In article ,
Gary Woods says...
"MikeCT" wrote:

Simply grate the horseradish, place in a bowl and add sea salt, black
pepper and wine vinegar.

Make sure you have good ventilation, and if you have a somewhat sensitive
partner, do it when they're out shopping.
But dang, is it good!


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

I made some once and it nearly blew my head off! The vapour
doesn't half clear the sinuses. I just put some root and
cream in a blender. Possibly not the best way to make it
:-)

I've never even tried to make it since some popped up in a flowerbed long
ago. Just trying (and failing) to get it all dug out nearly took my head
off. I realised then and there that making my own was never going to be an
option for me. It's wonderful with warm beef sandwiches, though. Or cold
beef, or hot roast beef..... ;-)

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:17:57 GMT, Pam Moore
wrote and included this (or some of
this):

I planted some horseradish this year. The instructions said (IIRC) to
cut the roots into two inch chunks and plant these in a bucket (to
prevent it spreading like a weed). Then to dig it up this time of
year; use whatever you need for cooking and cur the rest into two inch
lengths ready to plant and start all over again.

Is this about right? What should I do with the ones to plant next
year? Put them in a cool, dark, dry place? When do I plant them next
year?

I've never grown it; don't like the stuff.
You are right that it will spread like a weed if allowed; see it along
hedgerows and grass verges.
I think that if you want to replant you should do it straight away, as
it is a hardy plant.
One thing I do know, after a question on Gardeners' Question Time some
while ago, is that you shoud make and eat your sauce when you want it,
and not try to keep it.

When I tried it, I washed the roots thoroughly and grated them up into
plastic bags and deep-froze.. When I needed some I took out a
portion. let it thaw and treated it as fresh. Seemed to work well
and was plenty powerful as well.


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On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:06:11 +0100, David in Normandy
wrote:

I made some once and it nearly blew my head off! The vapour
doesn't half clear the sinuses. I just put some root and
cream in a blender. Possibly not the best way to make it

I think my problem so far is that I have not grated it finely enough.
I think I might try the blender suggestion. Thanks.

In article ,
says...
On 23/11/07 12:06, in article ,
"David in Normandy" wrote:

In article ,
Gary Woods says...
"MikeCT" wrote:

Simply grate the horseradish, place in a bowl and add sea salt, black
pepper and wine vinegar.

Make sure you have good ventilation, and if you have a somewhat sensitive
partner, do it when they're out shopping.
But dang, is it good!


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

I made some once and it nearly blew my head off! The vapour
doesn't half clear the sinuses. I just put some root and
cream in a blender. Possibly not the best way to make it
:-)

I've never even tried to make it since some popped up in a flowerbed long
ago. Just trying (and failing) to get it all dug out nearly took my head
off. I realised then and there that making my own was never going to be an
option for me. It's wonderful with warm beef sandwiches, though. Or cold
beef, or hot roast beef..... ;-)


Its rather good with smoked mackeral too! allthough I stick to the
planting advice I was given many years ago when asking where I should
plant it "In someone elses garden" was the reply!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

On 24/11/07 08:25, in article
, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:

In article ,
says...
snip
:-)

I've never even tried to make it since some popped up in a flowerbed long
ago. Just trying (and failing) to get it all dug out nearly took my head
off. I realised then and there that making my own was never going to be an
option for me. It's wonderful with warm beef sandwiches, though. Or cold
beef, or hot roast beef..... ;-)


Its rather good with smoked mackeral too! allthough I stick to the
planting advice I was given many years ago when asking where I should
plant it "In someone elses garden" was the reply!

Yes, the smoked mackerel option is a classic, though I don't like it. Ray
loves it, even prefers it to smoked salmon. Love the last remark - it's
reminiscent of "when's the best time to take cuttings? When the owner isn't
looking"!

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South Devon
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children.'

"Malcolm" wrote in message
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We've got one here, though not about gardening. Visitors are often worried
for the safety of the sweet little lambs gambolling on the grass beside
the unfenced roads. "Don't they get run over?". "Not until they're big
enough" is the answer!

Are you ever tempted to shout out 'Mint Sauce' when they wander near the
road? ;-)


Returning to horseradish, we grated ours and put it in jars in vinegar.
Then when we want some, we take a spoonful or two and mix it with single
cream.

--
Malcolm

Ah!! Horseradish ;-) Takes me back to the war years when we lived in London.
Our "Apartment" (they were called Flats then) had our own garden and Dad
grew Horseradish. :-) I can see a huge Roast Joint with Baked Spuds done
round the Joint and home made Horseradish Sauce :-) I used to get a bit of
bread and soak the juice of the Joint :-)

:-)

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On Nov 22, 9:35 pm, Fred wrote:
Hello,

I planted some horseradish this year. The instructions said (IIRC) to
cut the roots into two inch chunks and plant these in a bucket (to
prevent it spreading like a weed). Then to dig it up this time of
year; use whatever you need for cooking and cur the rest into two inch
lengths ready to plant and start all over again.

Is this about right? What should I do with the ones to plant next
year? Put them in a cool, dark, dry place? When do I plant them next
year?

In the meantime, how do I make horseradish sauce to go with my Sunday
beef? I have found a few recipes that basically mix it with cream but
they don't taste like the stuff in the jars

Thanks.

why wouldyou want a fresh, homegrown, homemade condiment to taste like
the appropriately-named "stuff" in jars?!