Comments on: News from the Nest, January 16 https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-january-16/ Creative Living and Delicious Eating Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:47:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: lynn https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-january-16/#comment-19694 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:47:45 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=47226#comment-19694 In reply to Tove.

Hi Tove,

Thanks so much for your produce saving experience. I hadn’t heard of that strawberry one. As it relates to your celery, you wrap the entire celery bundle in aluminum foil? I will definitely be giving that a try and updating my post. We do that same with bananas…the dark skin doesn’t bother us. But, my husband actually slices the whole things…skins and all…for his smoothies. The skins have a good amount of nutrition. But that’s a bridge too far for me! 🤢

Have a great day, my friend.

Lynn

]]> By: Tove https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-january-16/#comment-19691 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 22:03:25 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=47226#comment-19691 About keeping produce and fruit fresh longer.
Someone on FB posted that keeping strawberries directly from the store refrigerated in a sealed glass jar kept them for 4 weeks. Mine turned to mush after one week, but my daughter-in-love’s stayed fresh much longer, so it must depend on the condition of the berries to begin with.
But another hint SAVED me from always losing 1/2 bundle of celery before before I could use it. I cut off the stem bottom and the top 3″, saving them for soup flavoring. Placing a rubber band to hold the stalks together I wrap the bundle in aluminum foil which keeps the stalks fresh for several months. I’m on my 3rd such saving!
It is said not to refrigerate bananas but I find that they stay fresh longer in the fridge even though the peels turn brown. If my bananas do become too ripe, I slice and freeze two in a zip lock bag for banana shakes in the blender with 1 c milk, a squirt of vanilla, a little sugar or 1/4 c liquid vanilla coffee creamer. Yummy.

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