Do you use fresh ginger in your cooking? When you purchase fresh ginger you usually buy a large section of root. However you may only need a small amount in your recipe. What do you do with the rest of the root? Years ago my mother took a Chinese cooking class, in the class she learned this wonderful tip for storing ginger and I’ve been using it ever since.
Peel the ginger root. Cut the root into smaller sections and place in a glass jar.
Pour sherry over the ginger until covered.
Store in the refrigerator. The ginger will stay fresh until you have used it up and you can even use the flavored sherry in cooking if you like.
Frugal Tip Tuesday: 
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