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A few weeks ago, I went to the supermarket to pick up some fresh ginger root for a cooking class I was teaching.

I only needed a couple of tablespoons, so I broke off a small knob and proceeded to the cashier. She rang up my purchase, which came to a mere 17 cents.

Usually, I purchase ginger in much larger quantities, and along with my regular groceries, so I have never really thought about how little it actually costs. Immediately, I wondered why anyone would not use fresh ginger.

The fibrous root of the ginger plant is what we know as ginger, available in the produce section of our loc...