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Offline corkybstewart

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Radishes
« on: April 19, 2011, 11:47:05 am »
Unlike the previous 3 years all my radish seeds sprouted and now I have an over abundance.  Plus eating more than 3 or 4 at a time causes my sinus cavities to seal up tight.  Has anybody ever tried processing them into a horseradish type stuff I can preserve?
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2011, 11:53:48 am »
I haven't, but I would try slicing/drying them, then grinding them into a powder.  Rehydrate with beer of course. :)
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2011, 11:58:30 am »
Unlike the previous 3 years all my radish seeds sprouted and now I have an over abundance.  Plus eating more than 3 or 4 at a time causes my sinus cavities to seal up tight.  Has anybody ever tried processing them into a horseradish type stuff I can preserve?

Regular radishes? How about pickling them with carrots, jalapeƱos and ginger?
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2011, 12:20:53 pm »
Sounds good euge, any suggestions for seasonings?
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2011, 12:28:00 pm »
Salt for sure... Garlic cloves, bay leaf, coriander, mustard seed and peppercorns. And some sugar to sweeten it up a bit.
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2011, 01:56:30 am »
Don't forget to eat some of them raw, with a dip in good butter, and a quick shake of sea salt. Om nom nom.
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2011, 06:55:40 am »
Freshly sliced, they also make a great taco garnish, along with cilantro and lime.
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2011, 08:25:36 am »
I love eating them raw, with or without butter, but I've become allergic to them.  I want to save them until maybe the pollen season is over and I can eat them again.
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2011, 09:55:42 pm »
Pulled all of them that weren't seeding already and ended up with 6 pint jars and one quart.  I used 6 cloves of garlic, 16 serrano peppers, mustard seed, peppercorns, salt and of course vinegar. Now I wait a few months to see if this works.  If it does I'll do a buttload in the fall.
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2011, 10:45:46 pm »
We need some radish pron!
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2011, 09:37:59 am »
A anybody grow watermelon radishes?

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Re: Radishes
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2011, 09:50:28 am »
A anybody grow watermelon radishes?


That's purty.  How big are they?
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2011, 10:28:55 am »
From what I've seen, maybe just a bit larger than normal.  I think I'm gonna try to grow some this year.  I LOVE radishes!
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2011, 10:40:22 am »
When I grew radishes only about a quarter ended up the traditional shape and the rest were long. The soil was pretty heavy though. Probably sand should have made up the bulk of the composition. Also, I might not have watered them at the right intervals. Found that while they were easy to grow, they aren't that easy to grow correctly.
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Re: Radishes
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2011, 10:49:43 am »
From what I've seen, maybe just a bit larger than normal.  I think I'm gonna try to grow some this year.  I LOVE radishes!

What kind of spacing requirements are there? I've perhaps got some room next to my carrots...
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