Comments on: How to Wash Your Fruit

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:31:12 +0000

In reply to Linda Card. It does, Linda! I have used it on veggies as well. Even lettuce!

By: Linda Card

Linda Card — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 13:52:14 +0000

I see from the post and the comments that the vinegar wash works on strawberries. Does it also work
on raspberries,blueberries and blackberries? I would love to try this.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 23:16:15 +0000

In reply to Ashlyn. Either one is fine. I usually use white. Enjoy!

By: Ashlyn

Ashlyn — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:39:24 +0000

So white vinegar or Apple cider vinegar?! 🙂

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 21:02:55 +0000

In reply to Diane. I use white vinegar. There are two things at play here in getting your produce clean. The vinegar reduces bacteria and viruses and then rinsing will remove any additional pesticides. Here is a great article from the NY Times to back this up. And here is a study about using vinegar to clean produce. Hope this helps, Diane!

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 21:27:08 +0000

Does it matter if it is white vinegar or ACV? Does this solution actually clean the fruits and veggies well enough to get rid of any pesticides, etc. that have been sprayed on them?

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 10:40:12 +0000

In reply to Krista. Krista, Glad they helped your fresh berries last longer. Don't forget to use it on lettuce, veggies, apples, etc. I have never let mine soak for longer than 10-15 minutes. I guess all the veggies and fruit in my house has been consumed before it could get a taste of vinegar. Thanks for letting us know your results.

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:31:34 +0000

I only tried this with strawberries and I tried it about 5 times. I found that it didn’t work if the berries were already starting to go bad, but if they were fresh, they did look nice for a lot longer. HOWEVER the berries developed a weird taste towards the end because of the vinegar. I would only soak them for 30 minutes to maybe and hour and a half (if I forgot about them) and I didn’t notice any taste different in the beginning.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:03:08 +0000

In reply to KC @ The Real Thing with the Coake Family. We will definitely be back. So kind of you to come over and comment. Enjoy your berries.

By: KC @ The Real Thing with the Coake Family

KC @ The Real Thing with the Coake Family — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:38:46 +0000

Wow, I’ve never heard of this method. Very neat to be able to naturally extend the life of the berries. I will keep this in mind when we go berry picking.
Thanks so much for linking up at the Real Family Fun link party! Hope to see you next week.
KC

By: Sherri

Sherri — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:27:53 +0000

In reply to Becky. Becky, We love getting pinned! Thank you. So glad you found us!

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:56:55 +0000

Definitely pinning this for future reference. Too many times I’ve had to toss out fruit because it has gone bad so quickly! Thanks for sharing, I found you through Lil Luna’s Link Party!

By: Sherri

Sherri — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:57:09 +0000

In reply to Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats. Thanks Krista. You are on my blog roll as well. Glad you like the idea and thanks for coming by to give us a look.

By: Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats

Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:46:43 +0000

Great tip girls especially as we come into the berry season! I am definitely going to try this out the next time I buy berries. 🙂 Pinning this now so I remember. 🙂 I am following you through G+ and bloglovin now.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:47:40 +0000

In reply to Mary Grace. Mary Grace, I agree the beauty of this tip is the simplicity. It makes it so doable. I have had great success with. I think you will too.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:46:24 +0000

In reply to Delilas.

Delilas,
So fun to get a comment from you! Too funny, I can’t believe it hasn’t come up in conversation at some point when we were at the lake. We started last year and are having a great time with it.

By: Delilas

Delilas — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:16:19 +0000

Hey girl is this a new blog for you and your sisters? What a cute header! I was just reading about washing fruit and then saw your picture w/ your sisters, so then I was like I know her.
I will bookmark this!

By: Mary Grace

Mary Grace — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:37:29 +0000

So easy! Thanks for the tip…I always had trouble with my berries going bad too quickly. Hope this works!

By: Sherri

Sherri — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:44:44 +0000

In reply to Kara. Now I use it for everything! Lettuce, tomatoes, apples, grapes, you name it! Glad you like the idea too.

By: Kara

Kara — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:55:01 +0000

I recently heard about doing this and was planning on trying it out too! I’m glad it worked well. I will for sure be trying it out now, lol.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:12:22 +0000

In reply to kelly. Thanks for pinning and commenting. Hope you strawberry picking goes well this year.

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:30:19 +0000

pinned! I had no idea either and during the summer my kiddo and I also go back and forth to a berry patch farm! good info