Is it safe to leave vegetables in their marinade for up to a week or
so? Do the veges go bad or mushy....perhaps they only stay good if
there is lots of vinegar in the marinade, I'm not sure....

On 3 Aug 2004 03:34:56 -0700, (torlesse) wrote:

>Is it safe to leave vegetables in their marinade for up to a week or
>so? Do the veges go bad or mushy....perhaps they only stay good if
>there is lots of vinegar in the marinade, I'm not sure....

Vinegar, or any acid, tends to soften many foods, which is why most
marinades contain an acid. However, after the food is tender, if it is
left in the tenderizing marinade too long, like more than overnight,
the food will get mushy.

What is the problem with freezing? You seem willing to sacrifice
texture and taste already, why not go with just freezing stuff?

There was someone else asking about this last week, seemed to be very
similar to you. Someone might start thinking you are a troll in this
group.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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On 3 Aug 2004 03:34:56 -0700, (torlesse) wrote:

>Is it safe to leave vegetables in their marinade for up to a week or
>so? Do the veges go bad or mushy....perhaps they only stay good if
>there is lots of vinegar in the marinade, I'm not sure....

Vinegar, or any acid, tends to soften many foods, which is why most
marinades contain an acid. However, after the food is tender, if it is
left in the tenderizing marinade too long, like more than overnight,
the food will get mushy.

What is the problem with freezing? You seem willing to sacrifice
texture and taste already, why not go with just freezing stuff?

There was someone else asking about this last week, seemed to be very
similar to you. Someone might start thinking you are a troll in this
group.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom