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| 563.1 | They can be found | PICA::DROWNS | this has been a recording | Mon Mar 23 1987 15:23 | 11 |
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Where are you shopping? I find the selection and freshness of veggies
to be very good at the Merrimack Alexanders.
Nothing stays fresh in my veggie bin...yuk!
Summer IS coming - check out PICA::GARDENING and grow your own!
bonnie
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| 563.2 | That's PICA::GARDEN... | KUNTRY::MITCHAM | -Andy in Atlanta | Mon Mar 23 1987 16:47 | 0 |
| 563.3 | Idylwilde Farms | PARSEC::PESENTI | JP | Wed Mar 25 1987 08:42 | 8 |
| I don't know where you are located, but in Acton, Mass, there is a farm stand
called Idylwilde Farms. It sells HIGH quality veggies for a price. I find
their stuff outlasts the regular Grocery fare by a lot. E.g., I have had a
head of red leaf lettuce in my crisper in a plastic bag for 2 weeks, and don't
have brown slime on it yet. (And my crisper ain't terribly good.)
- JP
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| 563.4 | FARMSTANDS THE ANSWER? | ROMNEY::GUERRA | | Wed Mar 25 1987 11:15 | 5 |
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Sounds good, but I live in Charlton (west of Worcester) and work
in Marlboro......Acton is too far for me. Thanks anyways! I guess
I'm going to have to find a farm stand in my area (God knows there's
enough farms where I live!) that has good fresh vegies.
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| 563.5 | IDLEWILDE FARMS IS THE BEST.... | STOWMA::MATTHEWS | AMON & BOWIE's MAMA | Wed Mar 25 1987 12:51 | 41 |
| I also think Idlewilde Farms is the best, by far. I moved to southern
Mass. almost 6 years ago from Acton and I missed going there. I
now work in OGO so I go there every week to buy my Veggies.
A few tricks I found for keeping things fresh. I don't wash my
Veggies until they are needed. The only thing I wash ahead of time
is lettuce.
After I have thoroughly washed the lettuce, I spin it to
the point of being "slightly damp". I put it in a large tupperware
bowl, fold a paper towel and lay it on top of the lettuce, cover
the bowl, burp it and turn in upside down and keep in Frig. Don't
ask me why it works but it does. I mentioned this to the owners
of Idlewilde and they said it was called something like "thermal
hydration". The towel keeps the moisture off the lettuce but keeps
the environment damp. I make salads everyday so my lettuce never
lasts more than a week but it is just as crisy and fresh as the
day I bring it home.
I rarely buy Iceberg lettuce, mostly leaf-types, so I am not sure
how good it would be for that type.
I have also started putting a damp papertowel in my bin in the frig
and that also seems to help. I have a Sears frig. with a special
drawer with a rubber gasket that seems to seal in the moisture.
I have found that every grocery store I have ever shopped in has
horrendous fruits and veggies. I am more than willing to pay the
higher prices at Idlewilde because the quality is great. Why pay
less for produce at the Grocery store just to have it turn bad
after a few days. Idlewilde's prices are not that much more.
My husband and I only eat fresh veggies so it is important that
they taste good. I haven't bought a can of veggies in almost 4
years. Frozen is not as bad but I still stay away from them. Corn
is about the only frozen vegtable I buy (only during the winter).
I wish there were more Idlewilde's around the state. They could
make a fortune if they did. Perhaps they might start franchising
someday - wouldn't that be great. I would invest in one in a second.
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| 563.6 | | REGENT::WOLF | | Wed Jun 24 1987 13:51 | 4 |
| For .4 there is a farm stand on Rt 20 in Marlboro on the eastbound
side after Hosmer St. and after steve's/Deangelos. My wife has had
good luck there. One thing to be careful of is vegetables in a
frostfee refrig...
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| 563.7 | FROST FREE FRIG | CURIE::GUERRA | | Wed Aug 19 1987 11:47 | 2 |
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What happens to vegetable in a frost-free frig?
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| 563.8 | FROST FREE DAMAGE... | SKYLRK::WILDE | Analysis, Mr. Spock? | Wed Aug 19 1987 13:06 | 10 |
| TEXTURE CHANGE!! Frost free fridges can ruin veggies fast if they are
not placed in well sealed wrapping....I use zip lock bags with all air
pushed out..
Broccoli goes to limp rubber in approx two days if not wrapped.
Don't buy mushrooms until you plan to use them and don't plan on keeping
raw shrooms for more than a day.
But, I really like not having to defrost, so....
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