The Carrot

I love carrots.  

I love their colour how they taste raw and how they compliment a good meal.

Have you ever purchased a bunch of carrots at the farm market, 

stored them in your fridge crisper, only to discover two days later they are limp?  

So I would only buy carrots and cook them same day so they would always be fresh. 

But it's winter now and I bought a plastic bag full of organic carrots at the grocery store. 

I punched a whole in the bag to get a carrot out for my morning juice and 

two came out by accident so I left the single carrot in the crisper on the bag.  

Two days later I went back to get carrots to make with dinner and "What"!

The carrot on top of the bag is curled, wilted and smaller in size but the rest of the carrots in the plastic bag are just fine.  

Who knew?  

Things I learn by accident.  

So a Google search was in order and I found this wonderful explanation at the Carrot Museum about storing carrots and this great list of veggie storage tips at the Washington Green Grocer.

Now maybe my fridge is more dry then others, I don't know, 

but this is the new solution for my beloved carrots.

I know plastic is not the best idea so I have started looking a cellophane replacement

and will update this post once I have found one.