That Time Of Year Again
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 03:52
Hi Sausage Munchers,
Here we are in mid-July again... the time of the year when Pseudomonas wreaks havoc on your potato salad, Phytophora tosses your greens, Aspergillus raises caine with your onions, and brochotrix thermosfacta punches out your strawberries in just a day or two! Here are a few hints for keeping a few common foods just a bit longer.
1. Strawberries spoiled again? Next time, mix 1 part vinegar and 10 parts water in a bowl or pan and swirl the strawberries into the mixture for just a few seconds. Drain, rinse and put them in the fridge. They will last 2 weeks longer. Make sure you keep the mixture diluted so you don't taste the vinegar. (bacteria just hate acid )
2. Store eggs on the middle shelf of the refrigerator to make them last 3-4 weeks longer than their date of expiration.
3. To revive old bread, rub an ice cube on it and then bake it for 12 minutes.
4. Tomatoes last longer when stored at room temperature, not in the fridge.
5. Cheese should be kept in the warmest part of the fridge, such as the vegetable or cheese drawer. Apply a little butter to the cut side of a cheese wedge to make sure it doesn't dry out.
6. Store potatoes with a few apples, this will stop them from sprouting.
7. If you keep milk in the fridge door, it will go bad sooner than if you had put it in the middle of the fridge.
8. Wrap lettuce in tin foil to keep it fresh and crisp for much longer.
9. Rinse strawberries in a mixture of 1 part vinegar and 10 parts water. Drain, rinse and put in the fridge for strawberries that will last for 2 weeks longer. Make sure you keep the mixture diluted so you don't taste the vinegar.
10. Keep older foods in the front of the fridge so you don't miss out on their expiration date.
11. Carefully wrap the crown of a batch of bananas with cling film to block the air and extend their shelf life for 3-5 days more.
12. Onions last 8 months longer when stored in "links" inside old nylon hosiery. (Clean of course! ).
If your fridge smells - clean it! Now! It means that something is rotting and if it stays there, bacteria will quickly spread to your new food. If the smell is noxious and curls your mustache, use a disinfectant.
Best Wishes,
Chuckwagon
Here we are in mid-July again... the time of the year when Pseudomonas wreaks havoc on your potato salad, Phytophora tosses your greens, Aspergillus raises caine with your onions, and brochotrix thermosfacta punches out your strawberries in just a day or two! Here are a few hints for keeping a few common foods just a bit longer.
1. Strawberries spoiled again? Next time, mix 1 part vinegar and 10 parts water in a bowl or pan and swirl the strawberries into the mixture for just a few seconds. Drain, rinse and put them in the fridge. They will last 2 weeks longer. Make sure you keep the mixture diluted so you don't taste the vinegar. (bacteria just hate acid )
2. Store eggs on the middle shelf of the refrigerator to make them last 3-4 weeks longer than their date of expiration.
3. To revive old bread, rub an ice cube on it and then bake it for 12 minutes.
4. Tomatoes last longer when stored at room temperature, not in the fridge.
5. Cheese should be kept in the warmest part of the fridge, such as the vegetable or cheese drawer. Apply a little butter to the cut side of a cheese wedge to make sure it doesn't dry out.
6. Store potatoes with a few apples, this will stop them from sprouting.
7. If you keep milk in the fridge door, it will go bad sooner than if you had put it in the middle of the fridge.
8. Wrap lettuce in tin foil to keep it fresh and crisp for much longer.
9. Rinse strawberries in a mixture of 1 part vinegar and 10 parts water. Drain, rinse and put in the fridge for strawberries that will last for 2 weeks longer. Make sure you keep the mixture diluted so you don't taste the vinegar.
10. Keep older foods in the front of the fridge so you don't miss out on their expiration date.
11. Carefully wrap the crown of a batch of bananas with cling film to block the air and extend their shelf life for 3-5 days more.
12. Onions last 8 months longer when stored in "links" inside old nylon hosiery. (Clean of course! ).
If your fridge smells - clean it! Now! It means that something is rotting and if it stays there, bacteria will quickly spread to your new food. If the smell is noxious and curls your mustache, use a disinfectant.
Best Wishes,
Chuckwagon