[Sca-cooks] ground horseradish root

[TerryDecker]

Actually, you want to grind root to make powder.  Once you cut or grate the 
root, it will deteriorate rather quickly unless packed in vinegar.

"Horse" in this reference means "large and/or crude."

Bear

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However, my question was on finding *powdered* or ground horseradish root. 
I've only seen it in jars, I think pickled in vinegar or fresh. I'm 
imagining a jar of a powder.  Okay, unlikely you say? Well, I'm now seeing 
jars of powdered peanut butter! No oils I guess, so you lose something, but 
it is being sold.

I have wondered how horseradish got the "horse" prefix and wondered if that 
allusion to horses was in other languages or not. Sometimes a horse allusion 
mentions horse eat something, but people don't. People do eat horseradish, 
but not straight. I also remember big, green horse apples from my youth but 
those aren't eaten.

Stefan