Celery
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| 1 | Can any one tell me how to keep celery crisp I've tried standing in water,putting in fridge,but within a day its' limp? please!! glynsmum - 2017-09-11 10:48:00 |
| 2 | Good question. If they came from the supermarket I should imagine they've already been in cool storage so aren't going to last anyway. wasgonna - 2017-09-11 11:52:00 |
| 3 | As per the instructions when I got very first fridge all those years ago with vegetable bins I stick all my vegetables in separate plastic bags, roughly fold the opening over and put into the vegetable bins. My celery, and everything else stays crisp and lasts a reasonable length of time before showing signs of 'too old' or before starting to 'rot'. I also find that broccoli and cauliflower stay fresh and plump a bit longer if you retain some of their leaves and as much of the base as is reasonable. I cut some of the base off every time I take flowerets off. For celery, which usually has the root cut off it is a little harder because usually it is too long for the bins and has to be cut down. I try and retain some of the leaves anyway. The reason I do this is because I have noticed that vegetables go off at the ends first. So the stalk and leaves go off before the edible parts giving me a few more days. buzzy110 - 2017-09-11 12:30:00 |
| 4 | Lately I have been trimming and cutting the celery into appropriate lengths, then tightly wrapping in a damp tea towel. This is placed into a sealed plastic bag and both leaves and stalks keep crisp for a month or more. Edited by kay141 at 1:19 pm, Mon 11 Sep kay141 - 2017-09-11 13:19:00 |
| 5 | Wrap it well in tin foil it keeps ages. samsnan - 2017-09-11 14:15:00 |
| 6 | well thank you so much everyone, I used to love the root end on its on with a bit of salt,and thanks buzzy for the other helpful tips as veggies are so expensive it's a must in this house to it them all.best tip I had last year was to keep radishes in a bowl of water in the fridge they lasted soooo long.and i note it's a good thing to keep some leaves with it also. glynsmum - 2017-09-11 14:55:00 |
| 7 | I always cut the remaining celery into small pieces and freeze it, for soups, sauces, etc rainrain1 - 2017-09-11 16:21:00 |
| 8 | samsnan wrote:
This timturtle - 2017-09-11 18:07:00 |
| 9 | kay141 wrote:
This is what I do too, works well. I have some tupperware fridgesmart containers for my carrots, brocolli and cauli which are great, they keep them fresh for quite a long time. Any tips for keeping veges fresh is good , they are way too expensive to throw out these days. Edited by nauru at 7:49 pm, Mon 11 Sep nauru - 2017-09-11 19:45:00 |
| 10 | Tinfoil works well for all greens. camper18 - 2017-09-12 21:27:00 |
| 11 | I just bung it uncovered in the fridge veggie bin. I think some fridges keep it better than others though. paora-tm - 2017-09-13 19:55:00 |
| 12 | Cut it to length and put it in an airtight container. Should last a couple of weeks. I've just bought one so will see. blueviking - 2017-09-14 07:44:00 |
| 13 | I have kept my celery end in a cup and its growing will plant it soon. I cut the bottom off and cut it up wash and dry then wrap with paper towels and keep in veg bin in fridge. I use the leaves as well. Love celery and so expensive at times. lazkaz - 2017-09-26 18:58:00 |
| 14 | Another vote for wrapping in tinfoil. Only learned this recently, and wish I had known it before! trah - 2017-09-27 19:38:00 |
| 15 | samsnan wrote: yes :-) kiwiscrapper1 - 2017-09-27 20:49:00 |
| 16 | samsnan wrote:
I'm with you on this one..keeps forever petal1955 - 2017-09-28 08:31:00 |
| 17 | Cut off all the green leaves, leaving the stems only - use the leaves in soups and stews over the next day or so. Keep the stems in one of those "dangerous" and so-called "single use" plastic bags in the fridge and it will last for weeks. uli - 2018-09-14 12:18:00 |
| 18 | I wrap it in the evil plastic bags also. Wrap one firmly around the bottom and another around the top, leaves and all. Keeps fresh for ages. I use my celery mainly raw in my lunch, tops and all. Good in sandwiches or munching on their own. bisloy - 2018-09-14 21:24:00 |
| 19 | Tupperware fridge mates sarahb5 - 2018-09-15 16:22:00 |
| 20 | bisloy wrote: linette1 - 2018-09-15 19:19:00 |
| 21 | Another tinfoil fan here zsazsa777 - 2018-09-15 20:35:00 |
| 22 | As I said last year. Cut to size and put in an airtight container. Had mine 2 weeks now, still crisp. blueviking - 2018-09-16 08:22:00 |
| 23 | blueviking wrote: ...I use a Sistema container that has a grid in the bottom.cut and give the celery and good water, drain off, and I have kept it in fridge in good condition for 4 weeks. korbo - 2018-09-16 12:41:00 |
| 24 | korbo wrote:
I have an old Tupperware container with a grid. Works really well. Also good for carrots, cucumber, etc. maplekiwi1 - 2018-09-16 16:16:00 |
| 25 | bump mutley83 - 2019-09-10 12:40:00 |
| 26 | I have been using for over a year now sistema freshworks containers they are great, they are great value and worth it as keep the fruit and vegetables fresh for so long. greatauntyof2 - 2019-09-10 18:41:00 |
| 27 | The member deleted this message. nauru - 2019-09-10 19:15:00 |
| 28 | Way back in the 90's I had a long oblong tupperware container for storing celery. Hubby wouldnt eat celery after we got hitched so I sold it in a garage sale. Wish I hadnt, but there must be other airtight containers available now. landylass - 2019-09-17 21:50:00 |
| 29 | Wrap in tinfoil, never goes limp. jan2242 - 2019-09-18 08:49:00 |
