Learn how to make fresh strawberries last longer with this amazing simple tip.
I am so excited about picking fresh strawberries soon. There is nothing better than the yummy juiciness soon coming our way! Except when you pick them and they get moldy and yucky after just a day.
I learned this little tip that I just had to share with you all on how to make fresh strawberries last longer. You can easily get your fresh strawberries to last over a week in the refrigerator.
All you need is cold water and white vinegar 🙂 The vinegar kills mold spores that are on the berries. And there is absolutely no taste of vinegar left on the strawberries either.
Just mix 2 cups of cold water and ½ cup of white vinegar in a large bowl and soak your fresh strawberries in it for about 20 minutes!
Drain in a colander, rinse them and then lay the strawberries on a towel or paper towels to dry completely. This part is key. I leave them for at least an hour.
Store them in a bowl in the refrigerator. Mine have lasted more than a week and probably longer if we didn’t eat them that fast.
Or use them to make our favorite Fruit Salad in Honey Lime Dressing too.
Kristina & Millie
awesome! so easy and yet so effective! We go through them fast but do end up with some spoilage too so I will for sure try this tip next time! i wonder if it works for other fruits and veggies?
swathi
Very nice tips, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop. pinning, tweeting. and sharing in google plus.
AnnMarie
Really?! I am so excited to have a solution to moldy strawberries! I like to pick them by the quart and I would just leave them on the side porch with a towel over them until I could make my jam. That didn’t always work. Thanks for this tip!
April
Thanks! I’ll have to try this. I always wash my berries with vinegar, but I want to try letting them soak and dry.
Jaime
I just started doing this and it really does work! =)
Adventures of a Novice Mum
Lovely tip to be aware of; thanks for sharing 🙂 #SaturdayShareFest
Susan - ofeverymoment
This is a great tip. Perfect for when I only have a few strawberries ripening at a time – it will be great to keep them in the fridge until I have a big bowl full! Visiting from #FoodieFriDIY
Emily @ Morning Motivated Mom
Great tip! I use vinegar often, but didn’t know I could use it to help keep strawberries around longer! I just hate when they go bad.
Now if I could get my daughter to not eat them so quickly… 🙂
All that's Jas
Perfect timing for this awesome tip! Thanks for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things!
Brenda
Thanks for the great tips. They’ll be selling local strawberries soon, so this is very useful. I’m here from the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop.
Joann Woolley
I pinned it as a reminder with all my favorite strawberry dishes to try this summer. We have had this problem again and again…. tossing out berries within days of buying them. Will also pin to my “kitchen hacks” board…. would love to include you in a kitchen hacks roundup. Let me know!
Sherri
That would be completely fine Joann! Thanks so much!
NormaJean
Just don’t leave them longer than 20 minutes as you will lose the nutrient value and some of the sweetness.
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas
What a great tip, I hate it when my strawberries go bad the day after I buy them. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
Chrystal @ YUMeating
Good to know! I am planting strawberries this year. I’ve missed having them. I tend to can a lot when it’s to the point I have too many or the ones in the house are about to go bad. Now, I can keep them a little longer. Thanks for linking at The Yuck Stops Here. I do hope you will link again next week!
Stephanie Kay
This is a great tip! I always end up throwing out berries because they become a science project in my fridge waiting to be eaten. Looks like my Family Fun Friday co-host, Danita, loved it as much as I did. I also featured you as a frugal idea – “waste not, want not.” 🙂
Sherri
Thank you so much! Have a wonderful weekend!
Adelina Priddis
Thanks for the tip! We don’t have pick your own strawberry places here, but I’ll give it a try with my store bought 🙂 Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friday
Sherri
I have been soaking my store bought strawberries too 🙂 Works just as well.
Danita @O Taste And See
Thanks for stopping by Family Fun Friday. You were featured this week. Hope you’ll stop by and link up again Friday. Have a great weekend.
Nicole @ Family Table Treasures
Thanks for the tip. I will definitely be trying this. We love strawberries but it’s not often that we get to eat the whole package before some go bad. Pinning!
Jess
What a neat tip! I had no idea! I’ve pinned it!
Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!
Elvira
I had heard this somewhere already but completely forgot about it. Going to pin this, as I had to throw away some very unpleasantly mushy strawberries yesterday.