what can I do with half a kilo of fresh ginger?

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I love ginger but this is a huge quantity!

Can I freeze it?

Can I make it into something? cake related

freeze it, you can grate it from frozen.

1. Peel it, chop it in food processor, put in jar with oil and it will keep. (Can also do this with garlic).

1. Peel it, chop it in food processor, freeze it in ice cube trays. Use when needed.

I know the feeling - once had 1kg of ginger . I mean. 1 KG!!!!!!! I would be scanning on-line recipe sites for anything cake related that used ginger as well ... any excuse for cake .

Preserve some in sugar syrup too. Yummy in cakes.

Make ginger pickle. Yummy.

Wait for it to sprout, then plant it? Dunno if it would work, I often think I'll try, but never do.

Freeze it.

You can freeze it whole and grate from frozen

Ginger jam.

Looks like freezing then - thanks all...

I had a quick google for recipes and they all call for 2tbsp or something, nowhere near the quantities I have!

A quick google through up this treasure www.gingerrecipes.co.uk/

Through?! Threw, clearly... Sorry!

I always buy ginger in bulk, I peel the lot, shove it in the food processor, then freeze it in ice cube trays and then decant into resealable freezer bags. Saves a lot of time and effort in the long run.