I read somewhere a long time ago that washing or rinsing your strawberries doesn’t remove pesticides and other yucky things.
What I didn’t know was you need to soak your strawberries.
At a neighborhood gathering at our friends next door, a new neighbor told me about soaking your strawberries in a solution of vinegar and water.
I asked Dylan to tell me more. He said when you soak your strawberries in a 3:1 solution of water to vinegar it removes mold spores, bacteria, and pesticides.
He went on to say after you soak and dry your strawberries, they keep longer and taste sweeter.
Really? How did I not know this? Probably because before last year I didn’t eat a lot of fresh fruit.
I know, I know but in my defense, I was on a low residue diet for years because of my ulcerated colitis.
Last year, I got the all clear to eat anything I wanted to since I was in remission!
Last summer, I ate more fresh fruit than I had in my whole life. Marty and I couldn’t get enough fresh peaches, plums, cherries, melons, and berries.
On Tuesday, I mixed up to he vinegar and water solution and soaked the strawberries I bought on Saturday.
I was disgusted when I saw what came off the strawberries that collected in the bottom of the bowl. Yuck.
Shit, I was eating that. Ew.
After I soaked and dried off the strawberries I put them back into the fridge.
That afternoon I tried a strawberry. It was smooth and tasted delicious. It tast d clean. Yum!
I looked up the percentage of average people who knew to soak their strawberries in vinegar water.
Not many average people knew about the soaking. Well that made me feel a little better, but I don’t like being average.
Let me know if you soak or don’t soak your strawberries. Have you heard about the vinegar and water thing?
I was very late to this party but better late than never. 🍓
I don’t soak my strawberries because I get them from a local fruit stand. Maybe if I bought from the grocery store I would.
News to me. But, I will try it tomorrow. Now I wonder if other berries should be treated/rinsed in the same solution….. hmmmm.
Deana
Yes, I live in Mexico for several months of the year and I soak all the fruit and vegetables I buy there. A lot of work but so far so good. You can also buy a solution that you add a few drops to a dishpan of water.
Strawberries are one fruit I will only buy organic or local because of all the pesticides used. What you found out is interesting though!
I do soak my berries. I do the same with grapes.
I don’t soak them, but you’ve gotten me thinking…