I had to buy star anise and I couldn’t buy just a tiny amount of it. Now I’m trying to figure out how to use it all within the next year or two. I think I found something. Oatmeal anise cookies. If I added a little dab of plum Ginger jam to the center of these things, I might be able to replace Pop-Tarts.
Cost per cookie? 6¢
Wow, that ginger looks healthy… in a pot! Don’t forget to freeze some for tea and lugao (like congee).
I smell a “what to do with extra ginger” post and I have recipes, lol.
I’ll dry some and grind it. It will supply my switchel needs next summer. Maybe some Jamaican ginger beer / root drink. I’ll make fermented ginger ale out of some. I’ll bury some deep in the driest part of my yard and hope it survives in the spring. If I can find a good price on plums I’ll make some ginger plum jam and then see if I want to raise some meat ducks next year. I’ll make some ginger syrup for use in forced carbonated ginger ale. I will probably candy some of it.
I will never have too much ginger. But this is the first year I will have enough ginger to do the basics without breaking the bank.
Ginger ice cream if you have a big freezer and served with your oatmeal cookie! (((o(ﾟ▽ﾟ)o)))♡
Keep us posted on the ginger plant; I’m curious to see if they survive winter. Good luck!