Hello Everyone,

Do any of you store an apple with your potatoes? Well, for
those that don't listen to this...

Adding a single apple to a bag of potatoes can help keep
them from sprouting, extending their shelf life. It doesn't
matter what kind of apple. Replace the apple each time you
buy new potatoes.


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Wrap bananas

Wrap the crown of the bananas in plastic wrap to keep them fresher for nearly a week longer than usual. It's also important to store bananas separately from other fruits and vegetables - bananas produce lots of ethylene gas, which makes fruit and vegetables spoil sooner.


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Make milk last longer with a pinch of salt

Keep your milk fresher a bit longer with this old trick.
Add a pinch of salt to the carton to prolong its freshness
by a week. The amount of salt is small so you won't taste
the difference when you drink the milk. You can also apply
this trick to heavy cream.