Ginger juice from a garlic press

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In the middle of making Fine Cooking’s Velvety Carrot Soup with Ginger, I realized that I was out of cheesecloth to squeeze the liquid from the grated ginger. I did what I often do in cooking emergencies: called my dad. His suggestion was to use a garlic press to squeeze the ginger, and it worked beautifully. Credit for this tip goes to him.

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