Frugal Tip: Preserving Produce
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It will still be fresh and crisp when you pull it out!
This also works for stored broccoli for up to seven weeks wrapped in foil wrap, and even heads of lettuce for up to six weeks!
No need to cut it up, you can store it still all attached, just like it came home from the store.
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| Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil |
Just rinse and shake dry. Then wrap tightly in the foil wrap.
From our Facebook fan page:
Jodie O'Brien Ooooo posted: I knew the celery but not the broccoli and lettuce - great tip!
Michelle Tomkins-Floyd posted: Thanks for that one
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Stephanie Miko posted: I buy a thing of celery for Thanksgiving stuffing . . . I leave half of it in the bag it came in, and shove it to the back of the drawer and use it for Christmas. I don't do anything fancy, and it's fine.
Carol Sanders-Sheehan posted: Just tried this with some celery... I never knew!
Caring Karen Canse See posted: Thanks. Great to know. I hate when it spoils within days.
Heather Minnich posted: Damn, thanks for this tip! I have some broccoli I have to ditch cuz I didn't know this.
Amanda Moore posted: Good to know!
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Paulette Reeves Schreifels posted: I use so little celery, I can buy it at the salad bar pretty cheap.. and no preserving the remains!
Justine Hipson posted: You have no idea how much this makes me happy. Those items are ALWAYS going bad in my house!!!
Phyllis Pegg Tyler posted: What a great idea!
Laurie Mohler posted: I wrap my onions in foil too
Jack O. Gilliland Jr. posted: Try it with corn on the cob. Wrap onions like this and put some garlic with the onion.
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