courgette's going soft within hours

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courgette's going soft within hours
« on: July 20, 2009, 13:03 »
What the best way to store courgette's we cant even keep them a day with out them going all soft. 
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Re: courgette's going soft within hours
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2009, 14:36 »
you might be picking them too early.
i've found that even not in the fridge, they should last a few days (cool anddark area) without going soft.
but if you pick t hem too early they go soft a lot quicker...

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Re: courgette's going soft within hours
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2009, 16:17 »
Oh ok ermm they are quite big when we pick then compared to shop brought one's  :D

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Re: courgette's going soft within hours
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 11:34 »
 Hi

 I put mine in nets (the ones you get from supermarket oranges, onions...etc) and hang them in a cool, dark well-ventilated out house (stable, shed..) and they last for weeks nice and hard, but I´m going to start blanching&freezing the next ones as I have lots more coming up... the joys of the spanish huerto!

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Re: courgette's going soft within hours
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009, 16:11 »
have you tried those green food preservation bags?? i use them for all my veg and they last ages.

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Re: courgette's going soft within hours
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2009, 20:33 »
I use (and re-use) plastic freezer ziploc bags.  They work for everything.
even lettuce keeps 4 or 5 days,  come to think of it courgettes are the only thing i find doesn't need them!
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Re: courgette's going soft within hours
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2009, 13:30 »
Ermmmm not sure then, i made up some chip like courgette's strips last night was quite nice with a sprinkle of hot paprika so will get through soon that way hahahahaha



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