Berries are 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.
Wash them with vinegar.
A friend of mine shared this tip with me a few weeks ago,
and it really, really works. 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 I find 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 I've had 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.
~ Su
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