Kitchen

[Kachina624]

In case you haven't noticed, avocados by the pound have disappeared from stores.  Truckers in Mexico, where most come from, are so endangered by drug cartel thugs that shipments have ceased.  I bough a bunch of small ones at Wal-Mart for 59¢ each last week-end; now they have none.  Since they don't last long, I was thrilled to run across this helpful hint on Facebook.  Has anybody tried this?

[PhilaLady1]

@Kachina624 

I never froze avocados, don't see why not. It should be OK to do so.  I heard on the news this evening that they "found a way" to protect the truckers and that avocados have resumed shipping.

[Kachina624]

@PhilaLady1    Good!  I've really enjoyed these small ones the past year or so, in lieu of a salad with my dinner often.  Maybe our avocados will be escorted by armed guards.  This was sure to hurt their economy.  They haven't arrived yet at my store.

[MG Chris]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@PhilaLady1    Good!  I've really enjoyed these small ones the past year or so, in lieu of a salad with my dinner often.  Maybe our avocados will be escorted by armed guards.  This was sure to hurt their economy.  They haven't arrived yet at my store.

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They lifted the ban yesterday so they should be coming back soon. I read we only had a two weeks supply in the pipeline. I bought a ton of avocados this week in preparation for the ban. I picked the greenest and hardest ones I could find to make them last longer.  

[JeanLouiseFinch]

I've had some bad luck with avocados lately.  I've learn of this way if storage as well as wrapping them unpeeled in aluminum foil and stored in the fridge.  But today I learned a new one, keeping them submerged in a large container of water, in the fridge.  The second photo is supposedly after two weeks. 🤷‍♀️

[MG Chris]

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@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:

I've had some bad luck with avocados lately.  I've learn of this way if storage as well as wrapping them unpeeled in aluminum foil.  But today I learned a new one today, keeping them submerged in a large container of water, in the fridge.  The second photo is supposedly after two weeks. 🤷‍♀️

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I saw this on TikTok today. When mine start to get ripe I throw them in the fridge. They seem to keep a really long time that way.

[Bookplate]

There was a ban on importing Mexican avocados last week because of a threat made to an American inspector, but it has since been lifted.

U.S. Lifts Temporary Ban on Avocados From Mexico - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

[LisaMofSLC]

What's to be expected? The news has been going on and on about avacado shortages. One reporter even said to go buy lots now. So yep, let's cause a run on avocadoes. And avocadoes are the TP of 2020. I will miss them come summer if things don't improve. but don't eat them now anyway.

[LisaMofSLC]

That would be good news for many, @Bookplate