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'''Ginger''' is used in cooking as a highly-flavoured spice. It is also used to make [[Wit-Sharpening Potion]] and in [[Ginger Newt]]s.
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'''Ginger''' is used in cooking as a highly-flavoured spice. It is also used in [[Ginger Newt]]s.
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Ginger roots are used as part of the [[Wit-Sharpening Potion]].<ref name="GF27">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', Chapter 27 - (''Padfoot Returns'')</ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*"[[Wikipedia:Red hair#Gingerism (prejudice/discrimination towards redheads)|Ginger]]" is also a sometimes derogatory term for people with red hair and freckles. [[Scabior]], [[Fenrir Greyback]], and a drunk man on [[Tottenham Court Road]] all referred to [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] by this term.
 
*"[[Wikipedia:Red hair#Gingerism (prejudice/discrimination towards redheads)|Ginger]]" is also a sometimes derogatory term for people with red hair and freckles. [[Scabior]], [[Fenrir Greyback]], and a drunk man on [[Tottenham Court Road]] all referred to [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] by this term.
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*Ginger produces a hot, fragrant kitchen spice.Young ginger rhizomes are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste. Mature ginger roots are fibrous and nearly dry. Ginger also has several medical uses such as treating stomach issues, the common cold,and aches and pains. <ref>[[Wikipedia:Ginger|Ginger]] at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipeida]]</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{C|As ginger roots}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
 
*''[[The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes]]''
 
*''[[The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes]]''
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*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Potions]]''
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Revision as of 12:43, 14 July 2015

Ginger is used in cooking as a highly-flavoured spice. It is also used in Ginger Newts.

Ginger roots are used as part of the Wit-Sharpening Potion.[1]

Behind the scenes

  • "Ginger" is also a sometimes derogatory term for people with red hair and freckles. Scabior, Fenrir Greyback, and a drunk man on Tottenham Court Road all referred to Ron Weasley by this term.
  • Ginger produces a hot, fragrant kitchen spice.Young ginger rhizomes are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste. Mature ginger roots are fibrous and nearly dry. Ginger also has several medical uses such as treating stomach issues, the common cold,and aches and pains. [2]

Appearances

Notes and References

  1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 27 - (Padfoot Returns)
  2. Ginger at Wikipeida