Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Take the bunch of cilantro and cut the bottom end off just a little bit, wash it tied in a bunch, drain on paper towels and store it damp with a paper towel around it and then in a produce plastic bag with the top folded over but not tied tightly shut. You can also cut ends, wash and stand it in a tall thin container like you would flowers. I usually do the paper towel and baggy. I love cilantro as you can tell..........Donna subprong <subprong wrote:Do you all have nifty ideas for storing produce? I notice that if the fruit sits in it's own juice for too long it goes bad (I guess why those grocery fruit trays have little humps built into the bottom for the juice to go). I know certain things such as avocados shouldn't get too much air. Cilantro will wilt quickly if it gets too much air and will turn black and nasty if it gets too much moisture. Is it potatoes that shouldn't get stored next to apples? Potatoes in a dark place? I've just recently started storing things into zip lock type bags instead of big containers. What do you all do, please? S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Hi. I'm a big paper towel, plastic bag freek. I used to have a food saver. I loved it for about six months. Then it didn't work well for me. . . Eggplant - I wrap paper towel around it. Asparagus - Do Donna's trick with a glass of water - like flowers. Celery - Mom wraps hers in aluminium foil. Onions - I learned this trick on my frugal living group - Chop up and store one cup in freezer bags and freeze. I was surprised that it worked. I just grab a bag and fry up. Of course, I won't use these in fresh stuff. Good luck - let us know if you learn any neat things. I'm always open to new ideas. I'm still excited about the bean water - freezing in ice cube trays. This group is great. . . Jenn GeminiDragon <thelilacflower wrote: Take the bunch of cilantro and cut the bottom end off just a little bit, wash it tied in a bunch, drain on paper towels and store it damp with a paper towel around it and then in a produce plastic bag with the top folded over but not tied tightly shut. You can also cut ends, wash and stand it in a tall thin container like you would flowers. I usually do the paper towel and baggy. I love cilantro as you can tell..........Donna subprong wrote:Do you all have nifty ideas for storing produce? I notice that if the fruit sits in it's own juice for too long it goes bad (I guess why those grocery fruit trays have little humps built into the bottom for the juice to go). I know certain things such as avocados shouldn't get too much air. Cilantro will wilt quickly if it gets too much air and will turn black and nasty if it gets too much moisture. Is it potatoes that shouldn't get stored next to apples? Potatoes in a dark place? I've just recently started storing things into zip lock type bags instead of big containers. What do you all do, please? S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 You crack me. up. I get cilantro for .10 cents a bunch at the mercado down the street.LOL Why do we go to all that bother. I know, it's the idea od making a dish and not having those few almost free sprigs. Now I tell you the salt really does pull out the dirt. I do that with a head of lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, etc. It really does clean greens, if you eat leeks then it's a must because those things have all types of critters and dirt hiding in them...Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 what a great idea for leeks Donna! hugs, Chanda - GeminiDragon Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:49 PM Re: Storing Fruit and Veg Hi Shawn You crack me. up. I get cilantro for .10 cents a bunch at the mercado down the street.LOL Why do we go to all that bother. I know, it's the idea od making a dish and not having those few almost free sprigs. Now I tell you the salt really does pull out the dirt. I do that with a head of lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, etc. It really does clean greens, if you eat leeks then it's a must because those things have all types of critters and dirt hiding in them...Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 ..10 per bunch of cilantro! Dang that's even better. Yes cilantro is an ingredient I'm afraid to run out of. It's sad yet true. Gosh, I thought I was getting it cheap. At that price I'd be making cilantro smoothies. I haven't tried the salt trick, however I do submerge all of my produce in water now which is much better than trickling water over it as I once did. Leeks are definitely tough to clean. Radishes always have plenty of dirt too. All well worth it though! On 8/25/05, GeminiDragon wrote: > > You crack me. up. I get cilantro for .10 cents a bunch at the mercado > down the street.LOL Why do we go to all that bother. I know, it's the idea > od making a dish and not having those few almost free sprigs. > > Now I tell you the salt really does pull out the dirt. I do that with a > head of lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, etc. It really does clean greens, if > you eat leeks then it's a must because those things have all types of > critters and dirt hiding in them...Donna > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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