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Farm Kitchen:  Keeping Cherries & Grapes fresh?  |
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TabithaLenox
True Blue Farmgirl
605 Posts
Kim
Gettysburg
PA
USA
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 Posted - Jun 20 2008 : 08:26:49 AM
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What's the best way to keep fruit like cherries and grapes fresh for as long as possible?
I got some gorgeous organic cherries today.
Thanks!
Kim
Farmgirl #184
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 20 2008 : 09:02:23 AM
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keep them cool... as even room temp will cause them to mature fast....
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
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TabithaLenox
True Blue Farmgirl
605 Posts
Kim
Gettysburg
PA
USA
605 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2008 : 10:02:38 AM
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Do you keep them in the slotted bag they come in to get circulation? I know this is common sense stuff but it seems like the fruit I"ve been buying has been going bad really quickly and I'm trying not to waste food or money....
Kim
Farmgirl #184
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FarmGirl~K
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Kelly
TX
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 1:18:40 PM
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I went to Walgreens & got a box of those Green Bags. They work great. Our fruit & leafy greens tend to go bad more quickly than we can eat them. We always tend to throw some away. I had seen these before, but until my SIL & friend from work recommended them I didnt get them. I would normally buy two 1lb pkgs. of strawberries & before the 1st was gone, the second would be spoiling. Well I have had some strawberries in there for a week & they still look great. Same thing with leafy greens & some grapes I have. Now I don't have to throw any away & I can still get extra at the store instead of several trips. They cost $10 there are 20 bags. All you have to do is make sure your produce is dry, stick it in & fold down the top. I think they will be great $ savers. You can use them several times before you have to replace them.
"Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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TabithaLenox
True Blue Farmgirl
605 Posts
Kim
Gettysburg
PA
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 1:51:39 PM
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Thanks Kelly! I had heard of those but hadn't talked to anyone that had used them. I'll have to some up this week. We have the same problem, there's only three of us here and the produce would go bad before we could eat it all. It will definitely save money in the long run with those bags.
Kim
Farmgirl #184
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 2:30:39 PM
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Kim.. I have a full houseful of boys so my struggle to have them last is slightly different (lol) and hey.. Here.. there arent any questions to simple, thankfully!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
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Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
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Posted - Jun 22 2008 : 03:15:04 AM
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Just to digress a bit off topic.
but has anyone else noticed how long home grown lettuce stays fresh?
Ours was about to bolt last week ,so I did a last blitz on the lettuce beds and hoped at least some would last a while in the frige
Last night we took a tasty salad to a party , and that lettuce was crisp and oh so good
I have also heard about those green bags, sadly in our house, fresh produce doesn't last long enough to go bad
now if they could only make a bread keeper |
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2008 : 01:30:47 AM
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| Honestly? I keep my grapes frozen! I love eating them like that! They last a looong time that way as well. They are just wonderful frozen/cold - especially here in the summer... (don't know about cherries - I love them fresh and don't stay long!) |
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