"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
...
> Melba's Jammin' > dropped this
> : in
> rec.food.cooking
>
>> In article >,
>> Scott > wrote:
>> heldon
>>> >
>>> How long do they stay fresh in the fridge? I still have some left over
>>> from last weekend that I want to use for my lasagna sauce and ricotta
>>> cheese mix in a couple of weeks.
>>
>> I usually pick my parsley in the fall, rinse it and stuff it into a
>> Bigass� jar with a paper towel folded to about four thicknesses on the
>> bottom, and a lid on. I've kept it for months. I open the jar every
>> once in a while if I think about it.
>
> Hmmm... I wonder if this would work with basil. I use the paper towel
> method to keep real tender lettuces, like bib lettuce longer. I put a damp
> paper towel in the bottom of a baggie and keep it in the coldest part of
> the fridge. Works pretty good I guess.
>
> Michael


Read about how to make compost happen faster & better. Then, for
refrigerated produce, do the exact opposite. I won't charge you for this
advice. There's no way to assign a price to perfection.