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Name: Shirley Corrihers Food Freshness Tips
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
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Food Scientist Shirley Corriher author of Cookwise, shares some tips from her most recent appearance on The Splendid Table. How to Pick the Best Fruit Certain fruits stop ripening the moment they are picked. Grapes, apricots, blueberries, figs, melon (with the exception of watermelon), nectarines, passion fruit, persimmons, and peaches will change in color and texture, but not in sweetness and flavor. Its especially important to taste these fruits in the store if possible (a good grocer wont mind) since what you taste is what you get. Some fruits will continue to ripen; apples, kiwi, papaya, pears, cherimoya and, the perfect fruit, the banana will all improve in flavor and appearance with time. Keeping Pesto Green When adding pesto to pasta it can turn from bright green to a drab, mucky color. The basil is reacting with a compound in the pasta. Theres a simple way to remedy this, add a little lemon juice to the pasta water before adding the pasta or add lemon juice to the pesto. This will stop the chemical reaction and keep the pesto looking brighter and fresher. How Long Will Defrosted Meats Last in the Refrigerator? As a general rule, defrosted meat will keep as well in the refrigerator as fresh meat and the same safety rules apply. Any ground meat should be used within 24 hours, the extra surface area makes it particularly susceptible to bacteria. Chicken should also be used within 24 hours. Beef will hold longer (as long as fresh) because the saturated fat molecules react much more slowly. Storing Fresh Basil For short-term storage, store basil in resealable plastic bags. Air is the enemy here, so squeeze out as much air as possible from the bag. This should keep the basil good for up to 1 week. Jan, a listener in Greece, reminded us of one time-honored method from Sicily. Find a large glass or pottery jar and layer the fresh basil leaves (remove the stems but DO NOT wash them) alternately with coarse salt. Keep the jar sealed against moisture. This will preserve the basil well into the winter months. When you are ready to use the basil, wash the salt off and use it as you would fresh. June 21, 1997 (c) Copyright 1998, Minnesota Public Radio. MM format by Manny Rothstein 6/24/98 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Rfm" on Nov 22, 98

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Food Scientist Shirley Corriher author of Cookwise, shares some tips from  her most recent appearance on The Splendid Table.    How to Pick the Best Fruit    Certain fruits stop ripening the moment they are picked.  Grapes, apricots,  blueberries, figs, melon (with the exception of watermelon), nectarines,  passion fruit, persimmons, and peaches will change in color and texture,  but not in sweetness and flavor.  Its especially important to taste these  fruits in the store if possible (a good grocer wont mind) since what you  taste is what you get.    Some fruits will continue to ripen; apples, kiwi, papaya, pears, cherimoya  and, the perfect fruit, the banana will all improve in flavor and  appearance with time.    Keeping Pesto Green    When adding pesto to pasta it can turn from bright green to a drab, mucky  color.  The basil is reacting with a compound in the pasta. Theres a  simple way to remedy this, add a little lemon juice to the pasta water  before adding the pasta or add lemon juice to the pesto. This will stop the  chemical reaction and keep the pesto looking brighter and fresher.    How Long Will Defrosted Meats Last in the Refrigerator?    As a general rule, defrosted meat will keep as well in the refrigerator as  fresh meat and the same safety rules apply.  Any ground meat should be used  within 24 hours,  the extra surface area makes it particularly susceptible  to bacteria. Chicken should also be used within 24 hours. Beef will hold  longer (as long as fresh) because the saturated fat molecules react much  more slowly.    Storing Fresh Basil    For short-term storage, store basil in  resealable plastic bags.  Air is  the enemy here, so squeeze out as much air as possible from the bag. This  should keep the basil good for up to 1 week.  Jan, a listener in Greece,  reminded us of one time-honored method from Sicily. Find a large glass or  pottery jar and layer the fresh basil leaves (remove the stems but DO NOT  wash them) alternately with coarse salt. Keep the jar sealed against  moisture.  This will preserve the basil well into the winter months. When  you are ready to use the basil, wash the salt off and use it as you would  fresh.    June 21, 1997    (c) Copyright 1998, Minnesota Public Radio.    MM format by Manny Rothstein 6/24/98    Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Rfm" <Robert-Miles@usa.net> on Nov 22, 98

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Recipe Makes: 1 Servings

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