Posts Tagged ‘Food Storage
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.