I know it's past strawberry season for most people, but I thought I'd share something that worked surprisingly well for me this summer.
I started soaking strawberries in a mixture of vinegar and water (about 1 part vinegar to 4 parts water to kill the bacteria), cutting off the tops, quartering and putting them in the original ventilated container (after washing it thoroughly). I put a layer of paper towel at the bottom to soak up residue liquid.
I found they could last beautifully at least a week. I didn't need for it to last longer, because they would certainly be eaten by then.
I decided to look online to see if anybody else had done this. I found a website called Classy Clutter that did something very similar with the same results.
Another website called Food, Folks and Fun did an experiment pitting the vinegar method against putting unwashed strawberries in an air tight container in the coldest part of the fridge. Apparently, strawberries lasted longer with this method.
However, I prefer my method better because it gets eaten a lot faster when they are already washed and cut.
Do you have a special way to keep your strawberries fresher longer?
I started soaking strawberries in a mixture of vinegar and water (about 1 part vinegar to 4 parts water to kill the bacteria), cutting off the tops, quartering and putting them in the original ventilated container (after washing it thoroughly). I put a layer of paper towel at the bottom to soak up residue liquid.
I found they could last beautifully at least a week. I didn't need for it to last longer, because they would certainly be eaten by then.
I decided to look online to see if anybody else had done this. I found a website called Classy Clutter that did something very similar with the same results.
Another website called Food, Folks and Fun did an experiment pitting the vinegar method against putting unwashed strawberries in an air tight container in the coldest part of the fridge. Apparently, strawberries lasted longer with this method.
However, I prefer my method better because it gets eaten a lot faster when they are already washed and cut.
Do you have a special way to keep your strawberries fresher longer?
I'm going to try this Kay, well next year, our strawberry season is long gone, it's very short, strawberries that reach us from far away are not very good the rest of the year, it's a long trip for the poor things and they don't fair well! Thanks for the great tip!
ReplyDeleteWe just try to eat them up as quickly as possible.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried this before. I buy them to use right away because they don't keep.
ReplyDeleteI can't eat them for the tiny seeds but it is not because I don't want to.
ReplyDeleteI'd heard of this before but never tried it. How long do you soak them in the vinegar / water mixture? Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI just soak it for about 5 minutes.
DeleteThe first thing produce clerks look for in the morning is mold in their plastic containers.
ReplyDeleteI'm not that much of a strawberry fan. Their season is so short up here, and maybe I'll buy them once or twice during the season, but we eat them right away. :-)
ReplyDeleteI think Sue does something like this.
ReplyDeleteI don't buy many strawberries except when the locals are in season, and then we eat them right away.
ReplyDeleteGood tip, thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting. I buy frozen berries for my smoothies, but I hope I can remember this for next June when we have our fleeting local season.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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