Horseradish is still planted and harvested mostly by hand?
Sales of bottled horseradish began in 1860, making it one of the first convenience foods?
In the American South, horseradish was rubbed on the forehead to relieve headaches? (Some folks still swear by it.)
Horseradish is added to some pickles to add firmness and nip?
Before being named horseradish, the plant was known as redcole in England and as stingnose in some parts of the U.S.?
Horseradish has only 2 calories a teaspoon, is low in sodium and provides dietary fiber?
Researchers at M.I.T. claim that the enzyme horseradish peroxidase removes a number of pollutants from waste water?
The most widely recognized horseradish fan in the world may be Dagwood Bumstead, who consumed it regularly in the popular comic strip, Blondie, by Dean Young and Stan Drake?
Germans still brew horseradish schnapps . . . . some also add it to their beer?
Al Weider earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records by tossing a horseradish root 80.5 feet to win that event?
