"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 4/28/2019 1:55 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 00:00:06 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> As I have said before, I go through a lot of celery. I had some that I
>>>> bought recently. Used maybe two ribs then the ends turned brown and it
>>>> wilted. I tossed it.
>>>>
>>>> Went to Yakima Fruit today and the only celery they had were hearts.
>>>> They
>>>> were skinny.
>>>>
>>>> When I checked out, the clerk commented that he had never seen such
>>>> skinny
>>>> ribs. Then he said that it was the only celery they had because they
>>>> had to
>>>> throw out the stuff with leaves. He said it immediately went bad, just
>>>> like
>>>> mine.
>>>>
>>>> No matter what store I go to, the stalks are skinny and the prices are
>>>> higher. Both clerks at Yakima Fruit said there must be a celery problem
>>>> but
>>>> they didn't know what it was.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone heard anything? Thanks!
>>>
>>> To answer your question, no, I haven't heard anything.
>>>
>>> I'm going to go out on a limb here and offer a tip to keep celery
>>> fresh:
>>>
>>> When you get it home, cut off the root end and separate the ribs. Cut
>>> the wilted leafy tops off of the outside ribs. Keep the leaves on the
>>> inside pieces. Wash the celery, then put it in a ziploc bag and store
>>> it in your vegetable crisper. It should keep for several weeks.
>>>
>>> If the cut ends get brown, cut the offending sections off and put the
>>> good bits back in the fridge.
>>>
>>> You're welcome.
>>
>> That wasn't the problem. Like I said... We go through tons of it. I've
>> never had to do anything special to celery before and I have no crisper.
>
> Good lord, how old is your refrigerator? Mine is close to 30 years old
> (it's a GE). It has two vegetable drawers. One says it's for "cool and
> fresh" and the other "moist and fresh". There's a separate drawer for
> storing meats, too; I tend to forget about that one.

Not sure. Maybe 10 years? Lots of fridges have plain drawers but the only
one I ever saw in person with a crisper drawer was my former MIL's. IIRC, it
had one plain and one crisper.