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Do you love Strawberries?? I sure do! I love them fresh, in Fruit Kabobs, in Very Berry Smoothies, in Freezer Jam, in No-Crust Strawberry Pie, in Strawberry Almond Chocolate Trifles, in Fruity Lemonade Slush… yep ~ pretty much all the time! 
Following is a kitchen tip shared by frugal friend Susan on The Frugal Girls Facebook page!
“Since strawberries are starting to show up at the grocery stores, and will soon be at the Farmer’s Markets, I thought I would share a little trick that my good ol’ Mom told me about.
To keep the strawberries fresh longer in the refrigerator, use 1 Part White Vinegar to 10 Parts Water. Soak the strawberries, leaves and all in the vinegar/water mixture for a few minutes. Then drain the strawberries in a colander until they are completely dry.
Then I place my strawberries in an uncovered bowl in the refrigerator. The vinegar/water mixture kills any mold spores on the strawberries and keeps them fresh longer. The vinegar does not affect the taste. This also works for all kinds of berries: blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc. It really works!!”
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Just brought strawberries this afternoon. I am going to try this.
Another use for the ever popular white vinegar…who knew??
Tried it this week… didn’t let them dry completely because it was 10pm and I wanted to go to bed, but I did cut the greens off, quartered them, and put them in my Pyrex and they are still going strong. Thanks for sharing!
Tried this 2 weeks ago today with 2 qts of strawberries. It worked perfectly!!!! Ate the final handful of berries today, and they were still good!! Followed directions, even leaving in an uncovered bowl. Thank you so much for this post!!
I do the white paper towel trick with fresh mushrooms,and they last twice as long.
Can you share that trick please?!
Rinse your mushrooms and repackage them with a paper towel underneath.
Thanks for the tip! All of my children are grown and I can’t eat the berries before some appear with mold on them. Can’t wait to try this.
Thanks for the tip! No more wasted strawberries!yay
Thank you so much for this hint. Our strawberries are coming in now and I will try this
One more BIG Tip:
On my way to the studio this time a year- I see “The Strawberry Man” everyday. His truck parked along our country road- back filled with baskets of SC Strawberries. So of course- I buy these fresh ones!
He told me HIS TIP for making strawberries last as LONG as possible.
After you wash them (I am adding the vinegar next time too) ::::
place them on a clean dishtowel to dry- NOT TOUCHING each other.
Takes quite a whole to TOTALLY dry- so important to not let them touch.
After they dry- then can tuck them in paper towels in the fridge.
It works!
I’m so gonna try this. I just threw away a bunch of moldy strawberries yesterday…ouch. Thanks for sharing the tip.
I can have white vinegar. Does apple cider vinegar work too?
I use apple cider vinegar and it works just fine. No after taste.
Do you think this will work for grapes??
You just changed my life. This is awesome!!
This is a great tip and it works with all kinds of berries, including blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries, too.
I just wanted to be sure, do you not rinse the water/vinegar rinse off after they dry? I would think you taste the vinegar, no?
Good idea. Dr oz also says you can soak strawberries in water for 5min to remove most of the pesticides. So that first and then the vinegar would be an even better idea.
thank youuu,with me the strawberries lasted only for a day before!
When you say 1 part…how much does that mean? like 1 cup of vinegar to 10 cups of water? Sorry.. really stupid question I know….
Julie, it means however much you choose to make……for example if you put one teaspoon vinegar, then you’d put 10 teaspoons water. Or cups or anything else. Not stupid!
That’s funny. I was just about to ask that. Thanks for asking and getting my question answered. I’m always wondering about that.
This works so well- I have been using this method for all my berries. I feel that it probobly helps to clean any dirt or bugs off too. White vinegar is a great cleansing agent. Thanks somuch. Haven’t had1 singlemoldy blackberry, blu berry, or strawberry this season!
Thought this was interesting. Tried it with the last batch of store bought… It REALLY worked! Thanks so much!
I tried this but forgot the step of drying them first, yeah instant yuck, so make sure to dry before putting back in fridge.