Keeping lettuce fresh
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When you get your lettuce home, remove it from the plastic wrapping, wash and drain. Take a clean tea towel and soak it under a cold tap, then ring it out. Discard any leaves from the lettuce which are slightly brown and wrap the lettuce in the tea towel. Place in the fridge. You will find that this will keep fresh for an amazing amount of time!
Storing tomatoes to keep them fresher for longer
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If you buy tomatoes from the shops it is likely they will have been kept in the fridge before getting to you. Therefore the best way to store them at home, to keep them at their best for longer, is to keep them in the fridge, in their original packaging. When you want to use them take them out of the fridge and let them reach room temperature for optimum taste.If you grow your own or know they haven't been kept in a fridge before then for best flavour keep them at room temperature. But of course if you know you won't get round to eating them in a couple of days pop those int he fridge so they don't go to waste.
