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Fresh Celery

coffee drinker — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:14:22 GMT

I found a head of celery in the fridge that was purchased more than a month ago. I had cut the head in half and wrapped it in foil. Very cautiously, I unwrapped it and was shocked that it was still green and very fresh. So if you want celery to last, try wrapping it in foil.

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LavernLuvsShoes — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:57:30 GMT

I hear ya...

I've been wrapping my celery in foil for years, and it will last up to a month in the vegetable crisper.

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rockygems123 — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:48:02 GMT

@coffee drinker @LavernLuvsShoes

Never heard of that great suggestion!

Wonder if any other vegetable would stay fresh using foil?

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Zhills — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:50:28 GMT

Glad you discoverd it! Been knowing about it and doing it for a while! Great tip!

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LizzieInSRQ — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:50:33 GMT

I need to remember this. Thanks!

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Eileen in Virginia — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:34:05 GMT

This also works for fresh asparagus.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:52:19 GMT

It might be helpful if one of the mods could move this thread to the "Kitchen" forum.

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coffee drinker — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 01:59:21 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch I just didn't know where it belongs. It's OK with me if the mods move it.

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:05:49 GMT

@coffee drinker

Great tip! I stopped buying celery due to too many stalks going bad before I got around to using them.

(Substitute: For tuna salad, instead of celery, I open a can of diced water chestnuts. They go great in salads with a nice little crunch.)

But I can't say I'll never buy celery if I can actually keep it fresh longer.

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AngelPuppy1 — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:06:29 GMT

Never heard of doing this but I will try! I love celery but half the time I forget I have it!

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faeriemoon — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:33:16 GMT

Thank you! Last week I pulled a zip lock bag of liquid celery out of the fridge. It was only about a week old!! Going to do the foil thing from now on. Did you wrap it in paper towel first?

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coffee drinker — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:01:27 GMT

@faeriemoon No. I just wrapped the celery in foil. What I sometimes do before I wrap it is dice the celery, put the diced pieces on a baking tray in a single layer and flash freeze it. After it's frozen, i then store it in a freezer bag for future use. Saves a lot of time when making soup, etc. I do the same with carrots.

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faeriemoon — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:16:04 GMT

@coffee drinker That's another good idea!

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Bri369 — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:21:26 GMT

I'm going to try that - appreciate the helpful tip!

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Texas Gray Wolf — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:49:58 GMT

Wonder if foil would work on a head of iceberg lettuce....hate those rusty-brown streaks and patches that develop on it. I have found that if I go ahead and pull it apart and store in a lock-n-lock, it stays fresher longer that just putting it in a plastic bag with paper towels...yuck!

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MamaWick — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:42:45 GMT

My take...

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PA Mom-mom — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:02:50 GMT

@coffee drinker New to me. Do you take it out of the plastic sleeve or leave it on before wrapping it in foil?

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Sooner — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:21:22 GMT

I got a bag of organic celery this week that had so much dirt in it I pitched the whole thing out. It must have been pulled out of mud. I'm not eating that for sure!

I'm about to quit buying celery all together because it is either old and hard, limp or dirty. And bananas too because they are too ripe when you get them and banged up often.

Sams has better produce than Walmart, but not much organic. Costco costs more but so far has been worth it. And they have more stuff--especially organic and grass fed choices.

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shoesnbags — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:40:18 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@coffee drinker New to me. Do you take it out of the plastic sleeve or leave it on before wrapping it in foil?

@PA Mom-mom

Take it out of the plastic sleeve. I read this celery hint a couple of years ago, and have been doing it ever since. Great results!

Re: Fresh Celery

faeriemoon — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:45:07 GMT

One more question: I'm assuming you wrap it unwashed so it lasts longer?