Keeping Cilantro: Science Experiment Results

Posted by Blue Iris, May 4, 2008 at 7:24 PM

I am the one who started "Buying Produce for One" last week. My special problem was with cilantro. Well, did I ever learn a lot!

After all your great comments, I set up my experiment and all three methods below work great! The cilantro looks like it was just purchased.

#1 is in a mug with an inch of water and loosely covered with a plastic produce bag.

#2 is in a fast food drink cup with an inch of water, lid on and holes in the sides to imitate the Preserva Herb Savor. Thanks, renzata.

#3 is washed in the salad spinner and in an air-fillled ziplock bag with a paper towel in the vegatable drawer. Thanks, chiffOnade.

I think my biggest mistake was not cutting off enough of the stem. I cut about 1-1/2 inches this time. A florist tells me that when a stem is cut the cells start to deteriorate up from the bottom and you need to take a pretty good chunk off to get back to the healthy cells further up the stem.

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