The Key to Preventing Berries from Molding....

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Sackit
Sackit Posts: 45 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Berries are delicious, but they're also kind of delicate.

Raspberries, in particular, seems like they can mold 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
mold growing on their insides.

Well, with fresh berries just starting to hit farmers markets, we can tell
you how to keep them fresh!

Here’s a tip I’m sharing on how to prevent them from getting
to the moldy point 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
in the fridge.

The vinegar kills any mold 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 moldy 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 welcome!
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  • rmrosen83
    rmrosen83 Posts: 12
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    Thanks for the tip! I have had to throw out raspberries the last two times I purchased them because they became moldy. I will give this a try.
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
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    You are fabulous for posting this...THANK YOU!
  • TeenaMarina
    TeenaMarina Posts: 420 Member
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    I'm going to try this, thanks! Although I usually only wash my fruit right before I use it because it seems like the extra moisture speeds up the process in the fridge. Do you dry them off first?
  • Sackit
    Sackit Posts: 45 Member
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    I'm going to try this, thanks! Although I usually only wash my fruit right before I use it because it seems like the extra moisture speeds up the process in the fridge. Do you dry them off first?

    I totally agree, I haven't tried it I just go the e-mail
  • ladyfingers39
    ladyfingers39 Posts: 335
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    I will def be trying this! I love my berries!
  • LFDBabs
    LFDBabs Posts: 297 Member
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    Bump....and Thanks!
  • tinydancer24
    tinydancer24 Posts: 98
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    bump
  • AmyLRed
    AmyLRed Posts: 894 Member
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    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! :)
  • Cryso7
    Cryso7 Posts: 9 Member
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    definately have to give this a try! thanks for the tip!
  • ScarletFyre
    ScarletFyre Posts: 754 Member
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    thanks for shaing - i will try that - how fast they go bad is exactly why i dont buy them anymore!
  • AZnewme
    AZnewme Posts: 228 Member
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    I have been doing this for years with ALL of my fruit and YES I do dry them off. It does seem to prolong their life. ( I do rinse them though) : )
  • melg126
    melg126 Posts: 378
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    bump
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    Great tip! Thanks!
  • ksutte
    ksutte Posts: 76 Member
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    bump, thanks! just bought some yesterday will try this on :smile:
  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
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    That is so cool! I'm excited to try this now!
  • bejuled74
    bejuled74 Posts: 191 Member
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    Thanks, will be trying.
  • glittersoul
    glittersoul Posts: 671
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    Thanks for sharing this!
  • ExcelWithMel
    ExcelWithMel Posts: 192 Member
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    Thank you Berry Much. I love eating fresh berries.
  • castadiva
    castadiva Posts: 2,016 Member
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    Thank you!
  • AlessisMore
    AlessisMore Posts: 179 Member
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    I love my berries. Going to try this right now. Thank you!!

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