Simple Ways to Save : Keeping Berries Fresh
I had a berry problem. Max loves berries – strawberries, blueberries, raspberries – even black berries (I find them weird… sorry Blackberry Fans!).
But they didn’t stay fresh for long! Even in the fridge.
The scenario : Saturday morning, while I do my weekly shopping, I grab a pint of one of the afore-mentioned berries. By Tuesday morning they would be gooey, disgusting and occasionally covered in fur.
Especially the organic ones, which would drive the non-organic-loving hubby of mine out of his skull.
Now if I was my grandmother, I would just cut around the offending matter, but mentally I can’t. Sorry, I am easily grossed out.
So, I started doing some reading. Some people suggest soaking the fruit in a 1:10 mixture of water to white vinegar. Ehhhh…. Not really my thing.
Then I found a tip that the berries need to stay dry.
Ding! The bells started going off.
Now I prep my berries by wrapping them in a paper towel. I definitely notice getting some additional time out of the package.
Do you have a fruit/veggie storage tip? I could use it! I lose more money in unused fruit than anything else.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for this tip! I also can’t cut off the fuzzies to eat them. In fact, when ONE berry is fuzzy, I throw out the entire container. I am going to try your tip this weekend!
I hope it works for you too!!!
Leave the packaging wrap on until you’re ready to eat as this seem to preserve them. Furry fruit – not keen, but won’t throw the lot out.
PS. what is it about Blackberries that you find weird?
I am not a fan of the texture…. I can’t explain it. But I love that my son loves them!
Does Max like smoothies? Once they start getting a little mushy it is one way not to throw them out.
Unfortunately my kid won’t do dairy so no help for me…
Did you try coconut milk? What about that?
Max likes smoothies just not MY smoothies…. BOOOO!!
Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to try it out for myself. I’ve recently started to eat raspberries and blueberries in raspberry jelly and found that it seems to last longer when in the jelly.
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What a great idea! Thanks!
Love this! My husband is the same way and this happened to us this week with our strawberries. I’ll have to try this!
Isn’t it frustrating when fruit goes bad? I love strawberries, but I never seem to be able to eat the whole container before it’s ruined. My man doesn’t care for them so I’m stuck eating them all myself.
Another tip is dipping them in chocolate and storing them in the freezer. Mmmmm.
I think you are onto something with this chocolate idea….. thanks for sharing!
My sister used to work at a sandwich shop and shared this same tip for leftover lettuce. I always put leftover lettuce in a ziploc bag and put a paper towel in the bag to absorb some of the moisture and it lasts much longer.
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Great Tip! Thanks! I am totally going to try that!
And thank you for the kind comment on my post!
I love this tip for strawberries! I’ll definitely try it! Any tips for veggies that go bad in the fridge? Because that happens a lot to me too
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I am looking for tips on veggie storage as well! I never seem to eat them fast enough….
Now all that strawberries need is a whipped cream.
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Brilliant!
We have been berry happy with this technique (get it – berry? ) Hope it works for you!