Kitchen Tips #11

June 23rd, 2009

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1. Grapefruits with thinner skin have more flavor and juice. Thicker grapefruit have a pointed stems and wrinkled skin.

2. Lemons with smoother skin and smaller points have more juice and flavor

3. When trying to find sweet oranges chose the ones with larger wholes around the navel.

4. If you put peaches in a paper bag or a box covered with newspaper they will ripen sooner.

5. Place strawberries in a colander in refrigerator to keep them fresh, this allows the cold air to circulate.

6. Hulling strawberries prior to washing causes them to be mushy from absorbing water.

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23 Responses to “Kitchen Tips #11”

  1. gab's mom on June 25, 2009 2:11 pm

    finding sweet oranges have always been my challenge… i’ll try what i learned today :-)

  2. Jessica on June 25, 2009 4:36 pm

    awesome! I’m off to go put my strawberries in the fridge in a colander. =)

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  3. Mom on June 25, 2009 7:42 pm

    Hey, thanks for the tips.

    I linked you…

    http://blogquickies.blogspot.com/2009/06/kitchen-tips.html

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  4. Grandy on June 25, 2009 10:09 pm

    Great tips! I always feel like I pick the wrong lemons and oranges. Not the best at taking care of fruit. Thanks!!

  5. askmsrecipe on June 26, 2009 1:19 am

    Thanks,much appreciated. I love to know when someone appreciates my blog that they post a link on their blog to a post.
    Ms R

  6. askmsrecipe on June 26, 2009 1:21 am

    Grandy,
    Glad to share more tips, happy picking. :)
    Ms R

  7. askmsrecipe on June 26, 2009 1:23 am

    Jessica,
    Glad to help, enjoy those strawberries.
    Ms R

  8. askmsrecipe on June 26, 2009 1:25 am

    Gab’s Mom,
    Glad to help as always.
    Ms R

  9. czaroma on June 26, 2009 9:50 am

    Thanks for sharing these tips. I’m not really a kitchen person; though I a m fond of eating :)

    … and because I appreciate your blog, I’ve given you an award! You can stop by my blog to claim it!

    regards :)

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  10. Jude on June 26, 2009 11:19 am

    I enjoy all the great kitchen tips, thanks. The girl at the market recently told us to always pick the smaller strawberries because they are much sweeter and she was right.

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  11. Brenda Bunney on June 26, 2009 5:21 pm

    Thanks for the tips. Why don’t I know all these things :) ?

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  12. hopeful on June 27, 2009 7:49 am

    Thanks for sharing this tips. As a mom like me this is pretty much useful. More power to you!

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  13. Metz on June 27, 2009 9:30 am

    Hi Ms. R,

    Dropping by today to see what is cooking and the dishes look delicious as always :) xoxo

  14. Martha A. Cheves on June 27, 2009 2:46 pm

    Thank you for the strawberry tip. I bought some today for strawberry shortcake and I normally hull them before washing. I won’t make that mistake this time.
    Martha

  15. askmsrecipe on June 28, 2009 11:20 pm

    Metz,
    Thanks for the visit, as always.
    Ms R

  16. askmsrecipe on June 28, 2009 11:20 pm

    Hopeful,
    Glad that I could share these tips with you.
    Ms R

  17. askmsrecipe on June 28, 2009 11:23 pm

    Brenda Bunney,
    Hmm.. I guess we all need to learn a thing or two along the way or life would be boring :)
    Ms R

  18. askmsrecipe on June 28, 2009 11:24 pm

    Jude,
    Thanks for the tip, I’d actually forgot about this one.
    Ms R

  19. askmsrecipe on June 28, 2009 11:25 pm

    czaroma,
    Thanks for the award and glad to share tips.
    Have a good one.
    Ms R

  20. askmsrecipe on June 28, 2009 11:27 pm

    Martha,
    Glad I could help a fellow cook along the way.
    Ms R

  21. MsRay on June 29, 2009 12:15 pm

    Very useful tips. Thank you, MsRecipe.

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  22. askmsrecipe on July 1, 2009 12:32 am

    Ms Ray,
    Glad to share them.
    Ms R

  23. eva on July 2, 2009 3:12 pm

    thanks for sharing.

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