On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:37:20 +0100, "john d hamilton"
> wrote:

>
>"Arri London" > wrote in message
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>>
>>
>> john d hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> Does washing fresh corriander before putting into the fridge remove some
>>> of
>>> the flavour?
>>>
>>> it saves getting all that sand in the fridge.. some say it does some say
>>> it
>>> doesn't lose flavour.
>>
>> It won't lose any flavour but washing will damage the leaves, so it
>> won't keep very long. Don't wash it until ready to use. Trim the bottoms
>> of the stems and keep it in a mug of water or loosely wrapped in
>> clingfilm.
>
>many thanks to all. with regard to this post, i'm really curious as to how
>the leaves would be damaged. after all most plants can cope with the rain;
>and when washing, all i'm doing is giving it a dose of water?
>

Swish it around in still water, like you would fresh spinach or leaf
lettuce. A blast of water straight from the faucet is a lot stronger
than gentle rain and doesn't do a very good job of cleaning either.


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