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Buy large boxes of salad greens and keep them fresh by adding a paper towel to the box and refrigerating it upside down. The paper towel will absorb excess moisture so the greens will stay fresher longer.

- Submitted by URHERE 5/7/2010 in Cooking | 9 Comments
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SUNFLOWERSAVAGE 9/2/2011 11:58:00 PM

    Definitely going to try it!
KEEPONMOVIN2 2/14/2011 4:55:00 PM

    I ALSO PUT A PAPER TOWEL IN THE BOTTOM OF CONTAINER AND THE SPINACH & LETTUCE STAYS FRESHER FOR DAYS. I LIKE THE IDEA OF PUTTING A PIECE OF CLOTH INSTEAD OF A PAPER TOWEL WHICH I DEFIANTLY TRY.
ELISADENK 2/6/2011 5:26:00 PM

    Interesting. I've tried it, and it doesn't seem to work for me. Oh, maybe for 1 or 2 days.
JOANFORD1 8/16/2010 11:53:00 PM

    I will try it. My lettuce gets brown and I waste a lot of it. Thanks
GLOBEWALKA 8/11/2010 6:16:00 AM

    When I'm out of paper towels, I just wrap them up in old newspaper.
@ Peace39, I don't think so, in my experience it only works for leafy vegetables
PEACE39 7/22/2010 9:57:00 AM

    Does this work for strawberries? I have had problems this whole summer with them molding before I get to them.
RINDYS1 6/30/2010 10:43:00 PM

    A piece of unbleached cotton fabric is good too and you can put it in the wash.
LORISMITH2573 6/30/2010 3:36:00 PM

    slimy lettuce or spinacy....YUCK! I'm definitely going to try this one.
ACOLL80 6/2/2010 11:56:00 AM

    My mom told me this years ago and I have always done it. It really does work. There is nothing worse than brown or wet lettuce a day or two after you bought it!

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