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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5146 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:24 am Post subject: Preserving berries |
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This is an awesome piece of info! We buy fresh fruit but because we eat a little of each (Banana, Strawberries, Rasberries, Blueberries, Grapes, Cantaloupe, Pineapple & Watermelon) every day, allegedly. The berries start to go bad quickly and end up in the garbage. Not anymore, thanks to this great tip.
Berries are delicious, but they're also kind of delicate.
Raspberries in particular seem like they can mould before you even get them home from the market. There's nothing more tragic than paying €4 for a pint of local raspberries, only to look in the fridge the next day and find that fuzzy mould growing on their insides. Here’s a tip on how to prevent them from getting there in the first place:
Wash them with vinegar.
When you get your berries home, prepare a mixture of one part vinegar (white or apple cider probably work best) and ten parts water. Dump the berries into the mixture and swirl around. Drain, rinse if you want (though the mixture is so diluted you can't taste the vinegar,) and pop into the fridge. The vinegar kills any mould spores and other bacteria that might be on the surface of the fruit, and voila! Raspberries will last a week or more, and strawberries go almost two weeks without getting mouldy and soft. So go forth and stock up on those pricey little gems, knowing they'll stay fresh as long as it takes you to eat them.
You're so berry velcome! _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Sue Deacon Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 31 Dec 2014 Posts: 2028 Location: West Fermanagh
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for that tip Tagwex. I prefer to to soak them in vodka!  _________________ Be humble, for you are made of earth
Be noble, for you are made of stars |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5146 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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That might work too! _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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