What I learned about Basil

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- 02/11/2012 at 6:38 AM
  Sarita
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  I was watching Rachael Ray and she mentioned that you should not refrigerate Basil because Basil hates cold.
  
  She recommends putting your Basil in water (like a flower) and leaving it out and if it starts to wilt you just place a plastic bag over it and it will perk up – I guess like a greenhouse type effect.
  
  Well, my Basil always turns black when I put it in the fridge – I thought that was the right thing to to and I have been getting SO frustrated about this because I’ve tossed so much money out.
  
  I buy Basil in big batches at Restaurant Depot (cheaper that way) and decided last weekend to just leave them in the package they come in and put them in the garage that way – it’s too much to put in a vase w/water. And voila, it is still fresh and green. My garage right now is cool but not freezing and not hot like it would be in the summer. In the summer, I will bring it inside probably.
  
  At Restaurant Depot they do keep the Basil in their huge vegetable cooler room but I’ve noticed at regular stores the Basil and other herbs are not refrigerated…I guess because they aren’t supposed to be.
- 02/11/2012 at 6:50 AM
  SirThumpsey
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  This is very good to know! I love Rachel Ray!
- 02/11/2012 at 7:50 AM
  Elrohwen
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  That’s good to know! I don’t buy basil for the bunnies but I have bought it for cooking a few times recently and I was so annoyed that it was black in a couple days and I couldn’t use the whole batch.
- 02/11/2012 at 11:19 AM
  Beka27
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  Interesting! Thanks for sharing!
- 02/12/2012 at 12:37 AM
  BinkyBunny
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  Thats great. Maybe now I can buy more basil. I buy small portions just because it doesnt last long in the fridge.
- 02/12/2012 at 5:54 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Great tip! I never buy basil but I think I will just to switch up the usual bunny veggies.
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