Berry Storage

I was speaking to someone at the farmers market and she alerted me to an interesting article in the New York Times concerning the best way to store various types of berries. Berries never last long in our household, but if you find yourself throwing away those precious gems of summer, check this out:

Harold McGee of the NYT bought various types of berries and tested a theory about a warm water bath before refrigeration.

Basically, by dipping raspberries or blackberries in approximately 125 degree water for 30 seconds and then laying them out to dry on paper towel, he created a much lower chance of moldy berries.

Here’s the full article if you’re interested:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/dining/26curi.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=raspberries&st=cse