• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    15 hours ago

    We went to a farm and picked fresh stawberries last month. My partner baked a pie to keep them from spoiling.

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    I heard that you could give your strawberries a vinegar wash to keep them fresh. I was skeptical but I literally just tried this for the first time a week ago today.

    I just checked my fridge and the strawberries are still fresh and not moldy or squishy. So yeah, give it a shot!

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        51 minutes ago

        Take strawberries, open tub of vanilla ice cream, complain about being fat later. 👌

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        3 hours ago

        I usually skip the 2nd and the 3rd steps. But yeah, they don’t usually last enough to go bad.

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      13 hours ago

      Can confirm. Done it for years and it adds a ton of time to your strawberries. Doesn’t even take a lot of vinegar. Like a 1 to 6 ratio. Let em soak for like 5 minutes and you’re gtg.

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      We keep a 1:3 around for everything. Grapes, counter cleanup, cat puke on the hardwood floor at 3am.

    • ɔiƚoxɘup@sh.itjust.works
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      18 hours ago

      Yup all berries. I was told by a trained chef, 10%, but I’m sure if u use 1:3 like the person below, you’ll be fine.

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      19 hours ago

      What ratio of vinegar to water?

      Edit: for those curious it’s 1:3 vinegar to water. It works as vinegar has some anti microbial properties so it kills germs.

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        19 hours ago

        3 parts water to 1 part vinegar. Soak them for about 10 minutes, then rinse them off and put in a separate container.

        I’ve heard people say they just soak the entire plastic container, but I didn’t try that.

    • whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social
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      20 hours ago

      Been doing this with strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries for the last year or so. Works pretty well!

      Raspberries can’t handle it, though. Just immediately went to mush, though they didn’t mold

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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    One time, when I was working the Fresh department at Walmart, our truck of produce for stocking arrived and all the Driscoll branded fruits were already moldy. IDK how widespread that brand is, but fuck Driscoll.

  • QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works
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    Look at the paper thingy lining the bottom. That thingy should be clean and unmarked. Strawberries ripen after being picked so you don’t want to select the ripest berries unless you want to eat them quickly.

    Like with most produce it is about knowing how to select them. In many cases there is a national group/council for whatever fruit, nut ir veg you are thinking about and they have guides as to how to best pick things and what season to expect the best produce.

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    24 hours ago

    If you guys think strawberries are troublemakers? You should check raspberries. They start making moonshine after just few hours at room temperature…

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    I have to avoid certain supermarkets because they only sell pre-moldy strawbs.

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    22 hours ago

    This is why when I’m canning strawberries I buy them the day before canning cause otherwise half will be “haha fuck you”