[Virgil Tracy]

I buy a punnet of strawberries , it has about 12 strawberries in it, but I don't want to eat them all that day , but by the third day they've already got mold on them or something like mold .

I've tried keeping them in the fridge , but this doesn't always extend their life much . I've tried seperating them , that helps sometimes .

anyway - is there a trick to this ?

[Yeah_Jackie]

Keep them in a paper bag in the fridge but even then they don't last that long. Strawberries and pastic do not mix.

[beaglemum]

Dont buy them from Tesco, theyll go mouldy within an hour of you unpacking your shopping.

[simon40]

Any real answer is to eat them quicker and not leave them about as they don't store very well.

I suppose you could make a jelly and put them in that.

[HollyC]

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Originally Posted by Virgil Tracy

I buy a punnet of strawberries , it has about 12 strawberries in it, but I don't want to eat them all that day , but by the third day they've already got mold on them or something like mold .

I've tried keeping them in the fridge , but this doesn't always extend their life much . I've tried seperating them , that helps sometimes .

anyway - is there a trick to this ?

I've never had this problem, but that's because I'm greedy - if I get a punnet of strawberries, I'm lucky if they see the day out.

I have bought a few punnets reduced for quick sale, and frozen them in an ice cube tray but frozen they're not really good for eating - I use them for jam.

Sorry, I'm not much help, am I?

[diary_room]

Keep a fresh sheet of kitchen roll in there to draw the moisture - kind of scrunch it up so it's between the strawberries

[Virgil Tracy]

thanks for the replies guys .

[callmediva]

You could always try growing your own, You don't need much space, I've had success growing them in a hanging basket before now. They taste better, too

[ontheloop54]

Eat them.