Fresh Horse Radish

[Johnch]

Today my lady had 2 of her sisters & Brother in Laws over for dinner
I was expected to be show up and be on my best behavior

My only job was to bring a horse radish root
As we were having roast beef

So this AM I dug one and when I showed up
I washed all the dirt off and got it ready to grate

None of them had ever had FRESH dug horseradish , just the pre grated stuff in a jar

After the meal I thought a fight was going to start over who was getting the rest of the root

So it was cut in 1/2

Now they are hooked

John

[stubshaft]

It's amazing to see people eat or taste foods that are homemade and do not come in a can or jar. The freshness and intensity of flavor is so much better.

[cavalrymedic]

Do you make any sort of a sauce or prearation, or just serve it straight grated? I like to sprinkle in a little vinegar to hold the color and I think it brings out the burn too.

[cavalrymedic]

And yes, it grows quite nicely here in North Florida

[mroliver77]

If anybody needs a start I have a ton of it. I will be digging some soon.
Jay

[Hickory]

Depending where you plant it, it can be a blessing or a curse.

[Lee]

mroliver77, we need to talk
I would love to have a couple/few transplantable roots, if that is your offer. I'll PM ya....

[Johnch]

Do you make any sort of a sauce or prearation, or just serve it straight grated? I like to sprinkle in a little vinegar to hold the color and I think it brings out the burn too.

We grated it straight onto our plates
As needed , we passed the root and the grated around the table

But I also mix with mayo for sandwitchs

LOL the burn
I dug some a few years back in Augest , a very dry summer
Best way to discribe it , our ears started to smoke

John

[madsenshooter]

Good stuff. There's a fellow grates it and sells it not far from me, in fact it's on the way to the range I belong to. I eat quite a bit of it, I'm on my 3rd pint since last fall. Supposed to have been one of the bitter herbs the children of Israel ate on the first passover.

[TCLouis]

Years ago I planted some in a garden.

Thought i was going to have to use RoundUp to stop the spread.

Oh DO NOT grind Horseradish with a power grinder inside of a house UNLESS you have a full face respirator.

Horseradish works with fish also . . . just a hint of horseradish and the fish flavor "POPS".

Jay maybe a small donation to the website and postage for you for starter roots???
I'm ready for some!

[45 2.1]

If anybody needs a start I have a ton of it. I will be digging some soon.
Jay

Jay-
I would appreciate a good start...... along with the information of how to get it growing.

[waksupi]

The root they sell in the produce area of the grocery store will generally grow. Cut them into about two inch sections, and plant.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Horse radish thrives on being dug up.
the more you dig it up, the faster in spreads.

The ground is still frozen here, but I will have
some to share. Last year I thought I thoroughly dug up
some in preparation for a new Rhubarb patch.
all summer long I was trying to dig up horse radish shrouts.
Ever if I break out the round up...that's my plan for this spring.
I have some from another patch to share.
Jon

[mroliver77]

OK guys. The frost is out. I am planning on digging sometime this week, if it stops raining.
Quite a few have asked for some starts and I think my supply is all spoken for. I will get with you'all soon and get some sent out.
I will write up my knowledge of growing and processing it and send or post it.
Jay

[ph4570]

Think I'll try planting some procured from the grocery store.

[jwhite]

Stuff grows great in Maine, I live down on the coast and it does well.

JW

Jay

If you have some extra roots to spare I would like to give it a try and see if it will grow in Maine


Ill put it in my Bucket Garden that I made by cutting 55 gal poly barrels in half, filling with Manure, Compost , Limestone & wood ashes with Fish.
Throw in some worms and Poof! Potting Soil.



WickedGoodOutdoors@maine.rr.com


Armoracia rusticana Horseradish, a member of the mustard family,
Horseradish is a hardy perennial which grows between 18 and 30 inches tall, although it has been reported as tall as five feet in some areas around the world. Blooming in mid-summer, horseradish produces profuse bunches of small white flowers above long, vertical, glossy green leaves.
Best soil type and pH for horseradish growing


Rich, moist, heavy soil with a pH of 6.8 is best for growing horseradish.

[MT Gianni]

It does well in tropical Montana also. We keep some next to the house.

[blaser.306]

my uncle used to grind it in the fall and warn the neighbors so they could vacate for the day , He has since passed away but I still have a jar or two of it preserved for special occations !

[Reg]

Ahhhhhh, fresh horse radish !!!!! When it locks your throat and burns your eyes-- its the best !! We use a food processer when grinding up a big batch and use just enough white vinagar to make it grind. ONLY do it outside and on a windy day. Stay up wind. Smother a big deer or elk roast --- there is nothing finer. Works on slow elk as well.



Reg

[Duckiller]

My mother and her neighbor used to raise and grind horse radish. It must be ground outside in a food processor dedicated to horse radish.