Horseradish Recipe
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Ingredients: A whole big bunch of horseradish
8-10 gallons of vinegar
60-80 lbs. sugar
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Directions: The harvesting of Horseradish involves several steps. These include digging, washing, peeling, slicing, grinding and bottling. The processing works best if several members of the team are assigned to each task.
The first to arrive need to be the diggers. The digging process is accomplished by inserting the shovel as deep as possible next to the plant and breaking off the root. The roots are piled next to the bed where it will be picked up by the washers.
Using wheelbarrows, the washers will pick up the dug roots and remove the tops. They (the roots not the washers) are then processed through several water changes as they are cleaned in the agitating washing machine (optionally an automatic washer can be used, however Granny was not very excited about using her automatic).
After cleaning, the next step is at the peeling station. Here the peelers remove the skin and other deformities using peelers and paring knives (all team members not assigned any other task are peelers).
Next the roots are sliced or chopped using a salad shooter or other slicing device.
Finally the root is ready to become horseradish. This is accomplished by processing in a blender with vinegar and sugar. One cup of vinegar and one cup of sugar are added to a blender and then the horseradish root is added until the desired consistency is obtained. The finished product is then bottled (jars are provided by many contributors, and come in many sizes).
The finished horseradish may be consumed immediately or stored frozen for several years. |
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Notes: # of Servings: 300-400 jars
Preparation time: Pretty much takes all darn day.
Tools Required: Several shovels, a couple of wheelbarrows, old wash machine (remove wringers), several peelers, several paring knives, salad shooter or other mechanical slicer, several garage sale blenders (optional - heavy duty food processor), several boxes of jars with lids of various shapes and sizes. Team of 10-15 people of various abilities.
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