Tuesday, May 17, 2011

storage guide

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Fresh Fruit: Sort to remove injured fruit before storing. Refrigerate ripe tomatoes, apples, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, limes, kumquats, tanerines, peaches, apricots, cherries, grapes, pears, plums, and rhubarb in a loosely covered container or perforated moisture-vaporproof bag to reduce wilting and drying. Store bananas, melons, avacados, and pineapple at cool room temperature. Store berries dry in the refrigerator, wash before serving.
To ripen fruit place in a well-ventilated area at room temperature, avoid direct sunlight. Tomatoes, peaches, bananas, avacados, pears, and plums can be ripened. Refrigerate ripened fruit, except bananas, till ready to use.
Dried fruit, nuts: Store dried fruit in tightly closed container at room temperature. Nuts, will keep longer if refrigerate in tightly covered containers. Unshelled and unsalted nuts stay fresher.

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