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How To Keep Your Herbs Crisp

How To Keep Your Herbs Crisp

It may seem obvious to some of you and not so obvious to the rest.

After growing my garden and running into the problem of an overgrown, wretched view of a garden, I knew I had to come up with a way of storing my produce better. I say “wretched” because it really was and still is. It’s totally overgrown and I did nothing to help in this manner. Not because I didn’t care, but because I’m NEW to gardening. It’s a lot of work and they are finicky little things. If you don’t treat them right, they wont treat you right. I would rather have it overgrown than not producing at all!

Some people have the gift of gardening and I envy these people.

Anyway, after much thought and limp celery, I found my solution. It’s pretty simple ya’ll. The best way to keep your herbs and vegetables crisp is to keep them stored in the fridge in some water. Almost as if you create a beautiful bouquet of flowers with your produce.

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Pick your produce of choice…

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And place in a cold cup of water. Store in the refrigerator.

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Viola- they stay crisp!

Just remember, nobody likes limp celery. As soon as you notice the limp begin, immediately salvage your produce by soaking the stalks in a cup of water. They will liven and brighten and crisp right back up.

Solution-Solved

How To: Keep Your Bacon From Shrinking

“Bacon Bacon Whose Got The Bacon?” Are you looking for your bacon? Did you cook a pound of little piggies only to be left with 1/4 pound? Does your bacon disappear in the oven and shrivel up to nothingness? Are you scrounging around wondering what just happened?

How does that work? Prior to cooking, you gaze at the longest slice of bacon known to man and you simply could not wait to get your hands on that little piggy. Post cooking that little piggy, you find yourself questioning your piggy and where it ran off to.

For years I have cooked bacon and felt like all that remained was a pile of grease with a couple crispy crumbs. Is there a bacon cure? Can this puzzle be solved? Is the mystery thief losing this bacon battle?

Never again will you wonder where your bacon thief came from and why he ate 90% of your delicious bacon.

No more bacon thief.

How to:

Lay bacon on a foil lined baking sheet or broiler pan.

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Douse your bacon with water using a squirt bottle. Literally douse it. This will help keep your bacon in tacked and will help keep the grease from shriveling up your bacon-ater.

Bake at 450 for 10-12 minutes**

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**Note: If you like your bacon crispy, turn the broiler on and broil for 1-2 minutes after baking for 10 minutes.

You will be so happy to see that all your money is saved when you go to eat your bacon; half the package wont be missing.

“Move over bacon something meatier’s coming in!”

And that my friends, is your cure to shriveled up bacon!