Among all kinds of vegetables, which it is useful to pamper yourself in the winter - celery . It is rich in all kinds of trace elements and vitamins and will be irreplaceable in winter. You can eat it every day, adding to different dishes. Let's find out how to properly store celery for the winter, so that storage losses are minimal.
How to store the celery root?
It is easiest to save root crops for the winter, but on condition that there is a basement with high humidity (up to 90%). To do this, you need to prepare containers with sand or sawdust. In them, the celery is buried, leaving the cervix outside. To prevent the spread of fungal diseases in the mixture add a little slaked lime.
If there is an opportunity to find natural clay, then the celery in it is also perfectly preserved. It will be necessary to prepare a "talker" of clay and water with a density like sour cream. In it, root vegetables are dipped entirely, leaving only the top clean, after which it is dried in the street. You can store such celery in latticed boxes.
How to store leaf celery?
Celery greens are more difficult to store than the root part. It is very gentle and spoils quite quickly, despite all sorts of tricks. But try still worth it. The best way is to eat aromatic and useful greens as long as possible - to dig a plant together with an earthen lump in the autumn and transplant it into a box. It can be placed either on the balcony or in the cellar. So it will be possible to save the plant for several months.
The leaves can be finely chopped and frozen portionwise. Thus, in winter it is convenient to use them for cooking different dishes and in salads. Or they can be dried at room temperature and seasoned with refreshments.
How to store stem celery in the refrigerator?
Stem of celery can be stored efficiently and for a long time. To do this, they are placed in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator at a temperature of +5 ° C. To reduce the loss of moisture in the stem, and accordingly, to prevent the early withering of the vegetable, you need to wrap it with paper.
In no case can you use bags and food film for long-term storage. In them, celery is perfectly preserved for no more than two weeks, after which it spoils and becomes unfit for consumption. It is important that the stems for winter storage do not have arrows, since such a vegetable will be bitter.