[sclarke624]

I know best eaten straight away, but if you had to store for a day would you put in an airtight box, just leave on kitchen counter with kitchen towel over them (flies), or put in fridge.

What do you reckon.

I know I can freeze etc.

[DD.]

From experience, they soon go moldy if left out.

I've just jammed some that had been in an open container in the fridge for 2 days and they were fine.

[JayG]

Yup, 'fridge; you've got to try and slow down the biological processes trying to attack these very perishable fruit. Don't pack them firmly or too deep or the juice will tend to self-extract under their own weight.

[sclarke624]

Ta you all.
Wide flat box, so not squashing under own weight, in the fridge then. Do you put a lid on.

[JayG]

Ta you all.
Wide flat box, so not squashing under own weight, in the fridge then. Do you put a lid on.

I would, mainly to stop them picking up a taint from anything else in the fridge.

[8doubles]

If you do put a lid on there is a good chance you will get condensation which will make the berries go mouldy faster.
Wide shallow container with the lid off is better.

[DD.]

Exactly what I did.

[sclarke624]

Fight

[JayG]

Fight

NO WAY am I going to war over a plastic box of raspberries!! 

I'm sure nothing would happen to them for a day or so which was what your original question was about; that's how they're packed and stored in supermarkets after all (and they know everything!)    

[DD.]

There are air holes in the supermarket ones to let them breath.

Runs away & hides.

[JayG]

There are air holes in the supermarket ones to let them breath.

Runs away & hides.

Had to read that one twice (must get eyes checked out!) 

[8doubles]

I put some in a sealed tub expecting them to be collected by someone within the hour and said person turned up 24 hrs later, resulting in  sweaty raspberries.
Luckily i spotted it and had time to `air' them before collection.

[mobilekat]

I put some in a sealed tub expecting them to be collected by someone within the hour and said person turned up 24 hrs later, resulting in  sweaty raspberries.

sweaty raspberries.- sounds very painful!!
 

[GrannieAnnie]

Well, just to tip this post upside down!  I was given a margarine tub full of fresh raspberries on Saturday, have kept them in the fridge in their lidded box and had some more tonight, no sweat, no mould, just lovely raspberries!!!   

[Faz]

I put some in a sealed tub expecting them to be collected by someone within the hour and said person turned up 24 hrs later, resulting in  sweaty raspberries.

sweaty raspberries.- sounds very painful!!
 

Fortunately the thread is about raspberries and not plums!