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MiHale

(9,728 posts)
Tue Jan 9, 2024, 12:48 PM Jan 2024

During the making of Beef Barley Soup today...

I went to get the veggies prepped, pulling out the celery it reminded me of a tip I wanted to share for quite awhile, storing celery in refrigerator.

This is an amazing way to keep celery fresh and crispy the stalks shown are approximately 2 weeks in the fridge.

How it looks in the fridge.




First give the base end a good clean cut to expose new root end…cut off the dry crap at the bottom but don’t cut into the stalks.



Wet a couple paper towels…not damp, wet…just before it starts to drip too much.



Wrap the towel up over the newly cut end and wrap completely in aluminum foil loosely but make sure it’s all enclosed like in the first picture.

That’s it!

I should’ve cleared off my wife’s wine glass my way of giving kudos to the National Champions….Michigan!

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During the making of Beef Barley Soup today... (Original Post) MiHale Jan 2024 OP
Thanks-- my celery never lasts. viva la Jan 2024 #1
👍 MiHale Jan 2024 #2
Great tip! I will use it. LisaM Jan 2024 #3
🙌🙌🙌 for Blue!... MiHale Jan 2024 #4
Or you can do what the Victorians did Retrograde Jan 2024 #5

MiHale

(9,728 posts)
4. 🙌🙌🙌 for Blue!...
Tue Jan 9, 2024, 03:03 PM
Jan 2024

👍. Couldn’t believe it when I first tried…important to make that cut on the bottom.

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)
5. Or you can do what the Victorians did
Tue Jan 9, 2024, 11:03 PM
Jan 2024

and stick the individual stems in a glass of what. Way back when they had elaborate special celery glass which they used to display the (then exotic) vegetable at the table, but I use a plastic one. It's also a good way to perk up floppy stalks - trim the end, then stick in a glass of water. Depending on how floppy it is it will take from a couple of hours to a day or two to get a like-fresh stalk.

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