I love ginger root, but sometimes even my usual method of prolonging it’s life expectancy by wrapping it in a paper towel and then putting it in a plastic bag doesn’t extend it’s viability long enough, and it gets gross.

Discussing this dilemma, my man said he’d heard somehow or another that putting it in vodka would keep it good to go for a while. I was skeptical, but was willing to try it.

So we tried it. And it works! The ginger isn’t quite as flavorful as it once was, but close and it tastes like ginger (not vodka). And it works great, even over a period of a few months.

Another good reason to have vodka on hand!

Note: I do recommend doing this with a glass container not plastic. Who knows what sort of weird chemical combination would result from vodka+plastic over long periods of time!