[Market-farming] Storing fresh dug scallions for market
Lynn Wigglesworth
lynnw1366 at hotmail.com
Sat Apr 4 20:42:51 EDT 2009
Tom; I've done that with leeks, and it kept them fresh all day (they wilt if
left out on the table). I put a bag over the jar and kept them in the fridge
at night, changed the water in the morning, and they looked great the next
day, too.
Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Patrick Hurtgen" <hurtgenmeadows at gmail.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Storing fresh dug scallions for market
> Liz, Thanks for the advice -- I was able to find a web blog that
> suggested a quick rinse and then store the scallions with roots and
> the white part covered with water in a glass bowl. Then, enclose the
> tops and glass bowl with a plastic bag -- finally, put the bowl with
> scallions in the cooler. I tried this and can only say that my
> picking looked good with overnight storage and I sold out at the
> market this morning. Has anyone else tried the glass bowl and plastic
> bag routine? Results? Thanks, Tom
> On Apr 4, 2009, at 12:30 AM, Liz wrote:
>
>>
>> I hose 'em off to get rid of initial dirt, then dunk very briefly in
>> ice
>> water to remove field heat, then put in cooler/fridge. The key is
>> brief
>> water contact!
>>
>> Liz Pike
>> Horseshoe Gardens
>> Hillsville VA
>> Zone 6b/7a
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Thomas
>> Patrick Hurtgen
>> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 8:36 PM
>> To: Market Farming
>> Subject: [Market-farming] Storing fresh dug scallions for market
>>
>> I'm new at market farming -- how should scallions be prepared and
>> stored for
>> market? Many thanks for any help that might be offered. Tom
>>
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