I freeze fresh ginger often, so that I have it on hand for all sorts of recipes, and it has worked out very nicely. Many people do not know you can do this with fresh ginger root (we purchase organic).
How I Freeze Ginger Root
I wash the organic ginger root, dry it, wrap it a few times in plastic wrap, and store it inside a freezer bag. I date each bag and the door of the freezer works best, or it may get lost in your freezer storage.
Back to the dehydrated organic ginger root.
We love herbal/herbal medicinal teas. I dehydrated a small-ish bit of organic ginger root in May of 2025. I have been using small bits of it for tea infusing and tea brewing. It's worked out great, and continues to maintain it's flavor. I will definitely keep dehydrated, organic ginger root a staple in my pantry. I will be using it to experiment with other recipes. Considering the amount of power outages this year, I've decided a few more dehydrated (food, herbs, etc.) experiments will be done.
I used my dehydrator to dry the sliced ginger root, but I am told that some very new models of kitchen ovens, have the "dehydrator" option on them. I am also told, some air fryers have a dehydrator option.
The main part of the blanket is with Aran Redheart yarn.
More repairs have been started, and one almost finished. I'm so thankful to get these jobs done. More supplies are needed to continue. I'll be back with a more lengthy update on winter shenanigans.
I can tell you one thing. Two side projects developed from my closet purge project, and one is putting letters into a book. My word, it has become so time consuming. I'll be honest, I am not sure it will be affordable, so the back up plan is to scan and print them, and put them in a binder for us.
The only two kids slightly interested in these old letters, cannot read cursive (nope, our schools stopped teaching it sadly). All of the letters are to my Dad from 1944 to 1958. There are many more than span from the 80's to about 2003, but my focus is the first set of letters.
Before I sign off this post today, I can tell you that the yarn I ordered from Herrschners online, back in November of 2025, is still on back order (it was for another project). It may be getting canceled.
Somebody. I can't say who (gulp!). Forgot to buy new radish seeds for the garden this spring. Just a modge podge of life happenings right now, but wanted to pop on here and share a few things today. Last year ended with several months of chaotic activity (much out of our control). I have discovered a gallon of outdoor paint, in which neither of us can even come up with one idea of what we bought it for. The goal this year, is no more chaotic activity.
One question for "writers" here - what writing resources are available today? I used to read The Writer magazine, and Writer's Digest magazine. I see that "The Writer" is no longer printed.
One question for those who bake/cook - any good and interesting ways to use frozen strawberries (prefer healthy recipes, but ....) up? I think I froze too many last summer, ha ha! I do make cobblers or crisps, and muffins.
Dehydrated Ginger ~ Baby Blankets for Donation ~ Tidbits © March 2026 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart
6 comments:
Ginger lemon tea is one of my favorites. Thanks for the tips on freezing and dehydrating ginger. The baby blankets are so cute. What a sweet way to use up yarn. Hubby and I started a project on Sunday that was only supposed to take an hour or so...well, I opened one can of worms after another and we worked all day!
Good idea freezing ginger root. I'll have to try this, that was I'll always have it!
Interesting tip about dehydrating ginger. Must remember that. I rarely buy it because I don’t use it all up before it goes bad. This is just the ticket!
Jeanna, we love ginger tea by itself, or mixed with other tea herbs. I made homemade gingerale syrup too, which is great for anyone feeling under the weather. It's very easy to start a project, and get about two or three more from that one project. Sounds like you two were successful too.
Debby/My Shasta Home, I have frozen ginger root for many years, and just take it out when I need it, grate it, and wrap it back up and put it back in the freezer. Works great.
Linda Hoye, it's working out great with the dehydrated ginger. I was shocked, because I thought it would not retain the flavor as much, but it tastes great. We sometimes cannot find it in stores, and when we need it, it's a good drive to the store. It's working out to be a very nice addition to the pantry.
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