Smart Tips - How To Keep Berries Fresh by Nancy Newcomer

Nancy Newcomer, Food Blogger & Radio Personality at http://NancyNewcomer.com, shares a smart tip about how to keep your berries fresh and prevent them from getting mushy or moldy.

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Transcript:
Don't you hate it when you go to the farmer's market and you bring home a beautiful basket of berries, and by the time you're ready to eat them they've already gone bad? Today, I'm going to show you a tip on how to prevent your berries from going mushy and moldy! First, we're going to make a solution to rinse your berries in: 1/3 cup white vinegar to 4 cups water. Next, we're going to place the berries in the solution, and we're going to swirl them around gently. You don't want to get them banged up or bruised. And we're going to just let them soak and swirl for about 30 seconds. Next, we're going to drain the berries. And make sure you do this very gently, we don't want to get them bruised up. Now, we're going to dry the berries. And we're just going to gently lay them out on a paper towel. And you can let them sit there for about 3-5 minutes. Now that your berries are dry, they are ready to store. Just grab a container and put a little layer of paper towel there, and gently put your berries in the container. What's really great about this vinegar and water solution is that it kills the mold spores and the bacteria on the surface of the fruit, and helps your berries stay fresher longer. Now they are ready to store in your fridge and they'll be good when you're ready to eat them. I'm Nancy Newcomer, check out my website at www.NancyNewcomer.com, and while you're there, sign up for my newsletter, "Nancy's Dish". It comes out every month and I have new recipes and great tips. Thanks for watching!

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[Nancy Newcomer]

YES!! Any kinds :)

NN

[Yasmin Marie]

Hi Nancy, thanks for the video, please confirm if this method will work for strawberries? Kind regards

[Nancy Newcomer]

I would suspect that if your berries were already a little moldy that it could help delay further spoilage, but I have to say I've never tried that. Best to start off with the rinse before you get to that point.

[Christina Duran]

Does this work if the berries are already a little moldy?

[Nancy Newcomer]

You're welcome--this is the easiest thing in the world to do--saves you BIG bucks too. Drives me crazy to waste all those beautiful berries.

[YogaInMyPocket]

Fantastic tip, love your videos Nancy.

[Denise Cutbirth]

Most every time I purchase berries I find a few moldy fruits in the bottom of the container. After I cull those nasty pieces, this should fix the problem. Thanks for the tip Nancy!