Storing root vegetables
Do not wash root vegetables before putting them into store.
Researchers, working on behalf of ASDA, looking into the shelf-life of vegetables have found those covered in soil lasted twice as long as those that had been washed.
They believe mud acts as a preservative because it blocks the light and helps to keep the temperature down.(FarmBusiness,19th Jan2007,p4)
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