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Cooking & Baking

elleng

(130,895 posts) Sat Jun 4, 2022, 06:06 PM Jun 2022

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For berries that will keep fresh, remember this 1 to 3 ratio.

Cleaning these fruits with a mild vinegar solution and carefully drying them as soon as you bring them home destroys bacteria and mold spores, ensuring their quality for longer. Learn more tips for longer-lasting fruit: https://cooks.io/3ziHz1N

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For berries that will keep fresh, remember this 1 to 3 ratio. (Original Post) elleng Jun 2022 OP

Good info, thank you elleng! Diamond_Dog Jun 2022 #1

Yep! Works great. And a friend taught me to freeze Phoenix61 Jun 2022 #2

THANKS! elleng Jun 2022 #3

Getting to freezing time, elleng Jun 2022 #4

Diamond_Dog

(31,995 posts)

1. Good info, thank you elleng!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 06:12 PM

Jun 2022

Fresh produce is way too expensive to let dry out or get moldy!

Phoenix61

(17,003 posts)

2. Yep! Works great. And a friend taught me to freeze

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 08:56 PM

Jun 2022

berries in a single layer in a cake pan then put them in freezer bags. That way they don’t freeze into a solid block.

elleng

(130,895 posts)

3. THANKS!

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 4, 2022, 09:01 PM

Jun 2022

May get fresh, local strawberries tomorrow, and may use these new techniques.

elleng

(130,895 posts)

4. Getting to freezing time,

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 8, 2022, 12:17 PM

Jun 2022

as got 3 pints yesterday; 'preserving' them now, so will next work on freezing some (after b'fast and lunch!)

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