When picked up my veg from the local organic farm earlier today, there was a box of horseradish from which we were invited to help ourselves. So, now I am on the hunt for recipes.
My trusted book of preserves only gives directions for drying the root but what would I do with it dried? Will it be as good to make horseradish sauce at a later day?
I had at an undefined point in the past considered planting horseradish in the back garden. However, the note with the box today said not to plant as it was a spreader. And I’ve already got plenty of those.
Notwithstanding the warning, I cannot imagine that horseradish can be any worse than Jerusalem artichokes and I managed to eradicate those without fuss. In other words, I am tempted to experiment and I will within a couple of months have a spot for it.
On a completely different note, I took a friend on a walk round Towton Battlefield this afternoon. The weather was reasonably warm and sunny – and whilst we still had light till teatime, I took a shot that won’t be possible at that time for about four months.
Growing out of chaos 
Good luck with the horseradish – a favourite relish
Really? I will have a dabble and report the results.
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top up with cider vinegar and seal with a lid. River Cottage Handbook No 2 Preserves suggests pickling it. Grate enough freshly dug root to fill a jam jar, sprinkle over 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon sugar, I used horseradish (craem in a jar from the supermarket as I don’t have any in the garden) in beetroot chutney in place of spices and it worked well.
Thank you. I actually have lots of cider vinegar which I don’t know what to do with. This seems the simplest solution and could mean I don’t have to buy any spices for a whole.
The trusted preserves book of mine does have a recipe for beetroot and horseradish relish, so I could wait till there is some beetroot in my vegetable share.
Let me know how it works please. I may try to get a horseradish root as I do like eating it!
I will let you know – hoping to make some very soon 😊