Fruit Displays Sweeten Summer Interiors

olldbobbi We celebrate summer fruit at home with a huge cherry tree and orange and lemon trees! I've always refrigerated my fruit - how long will room temp fruit last, or does it depend on the variety? And when your citrus fruit goes bad, cut it in half and use the juice to clean your grout. Best grout cleaner ever.

kaylaco Bobbi- you should never refidgerate fresh fruit unless it's been cut. It will taste much better at room temp. It will last about one - three weeks depending on how hot your house is. As a rule of thumb, if the grocery store doesn't refrigerator, neither should you. Fruits, onions, and potatoes go on the counter.

olldbobbi kaylaco - I didn't know that! I actually had no idea. But you're right, if the store doesn't refrigerate it, then I don't need to either. Thank you so much!

pattimay kaylaco - where is the fruit stored at the store? At our store it's always quite cool when they stock it. Our home must be warm it seems to get ripe very quickly but it's always juicier and taste better!

kaylaco Well they usually don't store it since it's parishable, but they put apples, oranges, peaches, plums, mangoes, melon, kiwi, bananas, tomatoes, and pretty much every fruit except berries on display on tables or in deep boxes in the center of the produce department. Cherries and peppers can stay out for short periods but if you aren't using them in the first 3 days do best in the fridge.