"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:03:55 -0700, koko wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:51:24 -0400, James Silverton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>I have been told not to keep cucumbers in the fridge. Well, I tried it
>>>by keeping a cucumber in the fruit bowl on the counter top. This
>>>afternoon after a couple of days, I discovered a healthy crop of white
>>>mold on the unused cucumber. I am going to use the fridge!!!
>>
>> I've always followed the general rule, that how you buy it from the
>> store, is how you keep it at home. Of course, there are always
>> exceptions to the rule.
>
> Stores with quick turnover don't refrigerate much of the produce that
> can or should be refrigerated when you get them home (if you want them
> to last for more than a few days).
>
> Peppers, squash, cucumbers, ginger are all things I can think of that
> aren't refrigerated at the store, but can and should be once you get
> them home.

Depends on the store. A lot of stores will put out sale displays of things
that might be better off refrigerated. And one of those cheapo places in PA
actually had bagged baby carrots at room temp. I did buy a bag to make a
big pot of chicken and noodles. I made them as soon as I got to my MIL's
house. Most of what that store sold had pull dates of that day or a day or
two later.