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Fruit will last 3 weeks longer….

Why You Should Keep Fruit In Mason Jars Instead Of The Containers They Come In…….

When you get your fruit home from the grocery store, the first thing you should do is remove it from the plastic containers they’ve come in and recycle them. Next, clean out your sink and fill it with water (you could also use a large bowl). Then, toss in a few tablespoons of distilled vinegar. You’ll then want to submerge your fruit in the water and let it soak for about 10 to 15 minutes. The purpose of this is to get rid of any mold or bacteria on the fruit which is what causes them to go rotten more quickly.

Once the fruit has had a nice soak, remove it from the vinegar water, transfer to a strainer, and rinse with cool water. Leave the fruit out to dry on a tea towel or paper towel. Once dry, transfer the fruit to mason jars and seal up those lids. This is the best way to make your fruit last, particularly berries, which tend to be very prone to mold and bacteria buildup.

And that’s it! Incorporating these few extra steps into preparing and storing fruit can help you eliminate food waste, save money, and keep your fridge stocked with fresh produce for much longer.

helpful advice for people who don’t eat the entire kilo of raspberries on the ten minute walk back from the supermarket, yay!

I saw this post a couple months ago and tried it, and it is amazing how much longer I can keep berries now. Plus they look so pretty in the fridge!

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cugzarui

this is not what i expected to find while searching for the time @official-megumin drank vinegar and threw up but i am not disappointed

you should know that this blog is full of whatever I feel like posting or reblogging, it has no actual theme beyond being stuff I felt like looking at

The Mason jar thing is true, but the vinegar step is entirely unnecessary! Fruit washing actually is a lot less complicated than you’d think. Of course pick out any nasty berries, but you only need to wash the berries in clean water for more than 30 seconds and you’re fine. Ann Reardon at How To Cook That has a great debunking video about it, you should give it a watch! No vinegar, DEFINITELY no produce soap (which is a scam anyway) and no gadgets to “detox” your produce (also a scam). Just some nice clean water.