The Key to Preventing Berries from Molding....

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  • Nelski
    Nelski Posts: 1,607 Member
    Thanks for sharing!
  • Lance_K
    Lance_K Posts: 104 Member
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  • momof8munchkins
    momof8munchkins Posts: 1,167 Member
    thanks for the tip!!!! and for the reminder about the farmer's market TOTALLY forgot it was that time of year again :flowerforyou:
  • jaimebarth
    jaimebarth Posts: 31
    Thank you! Great info!
  • twinmomtwice4
    twinmomtwice4 Posts: 1,069 Member
    Thanks for sharing this! I usually wait to rinse mine but I'm going to start doing what you suggested!
  • TwinMumCork
    TwinMumCork Posts: 125 Member
    Cool thanks for this great tip.
  • erintheinspiration
    erintheinspiration Posts: 229 Member
    I need to remember this!! I LOVE berries!! Thanks so much for sharing! :)
  • tripitena
    tripitena Posts: 554 Member
    Thank You. We love berries but sometimes cant eat them fast enough and wind up wasting. Thank You.
  • lrichardson2360
    lrichardson2360 Posts: 225 Member
    Fantastic! I will be trying this out this week! Love the berries, hate the mold!
  • ninaquelinda
    ninaquelinda Posts: 136
    Good to know, thanks! :smile:
  • reactor25
    reactor25 Posts: 146 Member
    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!
    Thank you for this!
  • BrunetteRunner87
    BrunetteRunner87 Posts: 591 Member
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  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    Thanks so much! I love fresh berries!
  • cincymomof3
    cincymomof3 Posts: 329 Member
    What a fantastic, useful tip! Thank you so much!!
  • bobspdx
    bobspdx Posts: 198 Member
    Thanks for the tip! I am going to try this. I have also had success storing berries in mason jars instead of the container they come in.
  • djkshdfd
    djkshdfd Posts: 443 Member
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  • bzmom
    bzmom Posts: 1,332 Member
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  • Leonzu
    Leonzu Posts: 10 Member
    Amazing tip....especially as berries are a pricey fruit.

    Thanks for educating me!!
  • jingoace
    jingoace Posts: 219 Member
    What a great idea... and simple too. How come I've never heard of this idea before?
    Well, Thank You very much for sharing an Excellent Tip to us all!

    :) J
  • fugaj01
    fugaj01 Posts: 171 Member
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  • iturreyd
    iturreyd Posts: 1
    I used to freeze them to guarantee they wouldn't go bad, but lost the opportunity to eat them fresh. Thanks for the tip. Very helpful!!
  • FindingSamMon
    FindingSamMon Posts: 990 Member
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  • EgyptianMushroom
    EgyptianMushroom Posts: 341 Member
    bump!
  • MystiqueASAP
    MystiqueASAP Posts: 747
    Thanks for the info.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Wow, awesome! Thanks!

    I usually just do a quick rinse before eating or preparing fruits and veggies, yeah yeah I know...

    But I just did this to ALL of my fruits and veggies in the fridge. I knew that vinegar had a million and one uses, just never thought about using it as a wash/soak for fruits and veggies.
  • txjulie
    txjulie Posts: 190 Member
    Great tip - thanks!
  • roslynds9
    roslynds9 Posts: 139 Member
    I tried this out over the last 2 weeks and it really works! My raspberries and blueberries have lasted about a week and they are still as fresh as the day I bought them, no white fuzz! =D

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