The Key to Preventing Berries from Molding....

Nelski

Thanks for sharing!

Lance_K

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momof8munchkins

thanks for the tip!!!! and for the reminder about the farmer's market TOTALLY forgot it was that time of year again :flowerforyou:

jaimebarth

Thank you! Great info!

twinmomtwice4

Thanks for sharing this! I usually wait to rinse mine but I'm going to start doing what you suggested!

TwinMumCork

Cool thanks for this great tip.

erintheinspiration

I need to remember this!! I LOVE berries!! Thanks so much for sharing!

tripitena

Thank You. We love berries but sometimes cant eat them fast enough and wind up wasting. Thank You.

lrichardson2360

Fantastic! I will be trying this out this week! Love the berries, hate the mold!

ninaquelinda

Good to know, thanks!

reactor25

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

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MMarvelous

Thanks so much! I love fresh berries!

cincymomof3

What a fantastic, useful tip! Thank you so much!!

bobspdx

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

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bzmom

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Leonzu

Amazing tip....especially as berries are a pricey fruit.

Thanks for educating me!!

jingoace

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!

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fugaj01

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iturreyd

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

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EgyptianMushroom

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MystiqueASAP

Thanks for the info.

81Katz

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

Great tip - thanks!

roslynds9

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