alisoncooks Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Bought some from TJ's today. Figured -- why not?! I like ginger; I like candy. Right? My initial thoughts: oh my word, what fresh h*ll is this!?! My mouth feels/smells/tastes like I've been chugging Mr. Clean. Both my kids tried it, with similar responses. (Much scraping of the tongue over the trash can.) So...can I use it elsewhere? Baked items or in tea or something? I don't think we can eat it plain...or does one start small and build a tolerance? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Send it to me! I love the stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Lol. Depending on the strength it's either candy or medicinal. Sounds like you got the medicinal kind. Diced into tiny bits they are a nice topper for gingersnaps or snickerdoodles. Reduce the ginger in the recipe if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 TJ will take returns if you don't like something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Is this different from crystallized ginger? We buy that at Costco and keep it in a jar on the counter for snacking. Dh and Dd especially love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I use it in cranberry bars around Christmas time. https://belleofthekitchen.com/2015/12/11/cranberry-bliss-bars-starbucks-copycat-recipe/ Instead of the ginger powder, I use the candied ginger cut up into very thin slices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 With my first birth the midwives said to bring lots of dried fruit. Candied ginger was in the dried fruit section of the grocery store, so I got some of that (in addition to regular dried fruit), and loved it and devoured it in the way that only pregnant/postpartum women can. Nowadays I'm pretty sure I'd hate it. I'm not a big sugar person in the first place, but to take something as yummy as ginger and turn it into that....ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaCarter Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 It’s good in baking. Cookies, nut breads, bars. Here’s a nice biscotti: https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/ginger-biscotti-recipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 My sister really likes it in tea. She just drops a little piece in the bottom of her teacup before she pours the hot water in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 Ahem, so I also bought candied dried lemon slices...that I don't love. (PSA: they don't really taste like lemon...more like lemon peel.) Maybe a slice of ginger and a slice of lemon + hot water (and/or tea). That sounds tasty...(but then again, so did the candied ginger/lemon). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, DawnM said: I use it in cranberry bars around Christmas time. https://belleofthekitchen.com/2015/12/11/cranberry-bliss-bars-starbucks-copycat-recipe/ Instead of the ginger powder, I use the candied ginger cut up into very thin slices. Same. My recipe is a little different, published long ago by the Oregonian newspaper, which claims to be the first to come up with the copycat. Who knows. It does call for crystallized ginger. https://recipes.oregonlive.com/recipes/cranberry-ecstasy-bars We call them "cranberry you idiot bars" because shortly before I came across the recipe, my husband was in Starbucks and ordered a "cranberry bar." The counter person said "you mean a cranberry bliss bar?" with the silent "you idiot" clearly implied. So I was delighted that we never had to buy one of these delicious treats from them again. :-) Edited November 17, 2018 by marbel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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