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Fresh Eating Strawberries
Strawberries often go mouldy after only a couple of days, resulting in uneaten and wasted fruit until I found a foolproof way of keeping them fresh for longer. Using a plastic squeeze bottle fill it with water and apple cider vinegar with the mother (available in supermarkets or health section). Wash the strawberries then spray them with the apple cider vinegar mixture. This kills any fungus and the strawberries stay fresh - no more wasted fruit.
Contributed by Kaye Stewart
Editor's note: Here's how I keep strawberries fresh for up to a week - not that they usually last that long in our house. I wash them in a colander under running water and then let them drain dry. Once dry I line a baking sheet with paper towel (or a clean tea towel or a clean dish cloth) and lay the strawberries on the paper towel. The trick it to make sure there is space between each strawberry - they can't be touching. They'll stay fresh, blemish and mould free for up to a week like this. Cath
Contributed by Kaye Stewart
Editor's note: Here's how I keep strawberries fresh for up to a week - not that they usually last that long in our house. I wash them in a colander under running water and then let them drain dry. Once dry I line a baking sheet with paper towel (or a clean tea towel or a clean dish cloth) and lay the strawberries on the paper towel. The trick it to make sure there is space between each strawberry - they can't be touching. They'll stay fresh, blemish and mould free for up to a week like this. Cath