Preventing Moldy Berries

[pyrite]

The key to preventing moldy berries...

Berries are delicious, but they're also kind of delicate. Raspberries in particular seem 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 that how to keep them fresh! Here’s a tip I’m sharing on how to prevent them from getting there 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.

[Judee]

Good advice in that piece py. Something non-toxic for a change!!

And remember everyone--if a food won't mold, then DON'T EAT IT!!

[maryals]

That's great advice, thanks
Well honey doesn't go moldy or go bad, so it's OK to eat that!

Mary and Baby

[Judee]

That's great advice, thanks
Well honey doesn't go moldy or go bad, so it's OK to eat that!

Mary and Baby

Well, I wouldn't exactly call honey something one would sit down and make a meal out of. When I said that, I meant things like meat, poultry, fish, fruits, vegetables, cooked grains, etc.

[Zack]

Well, I wouldn't exactly call honey something one would sit down and make a meal out of. When I said that, I meant things like meat, poultry, fish, fruits, vegetables, cooked grains, etc.

I wish someone had told me that before. I've had jars of honey for lunch and dinner several times.

[maryals]

Well, I wouldn't exactly call honey something one would sit down and make a meal out of. When I said that, I meant things like meat, poultry, fish, fruits, vegetables, cooked grains, etc.

Oh I knew what you meant...sometimes I just can't resist being a Pill

Mary and Baby

[Alpha]

I wish someone had told me that before. I've had jars of honey for lunch and dinner several times.

Actually some say that honey is the perfect food and that one can stay alive if all one had was honey and water.

This is a great tip py

I can't even count how many berries I have thrown out because of early mold. I am definitely going to try this!!!!

[Judee]

I wish someone had told me that before. I've had jars of honey for lunch and dinner several times.

Then you must be a sweet person!