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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

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Little Star

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Wed Jan 16, 2013, 10:25 AM Jan 2013

27 Ways To Make Your Groceries Last As Long As Possible [View all]

If you love cooking but are tortured by the cruel, limited shelf life of fresh foods, these tips are for you.

Onions stored in pantyhose will last as long as 8 months.


Wrap the crown of a bunch of bananas with plastic wrap.


Wrap celery, broccoli, and lettuce in tin foil before storing in the fridge. It'll stay crisp for 4 weeks or more.


More suggestions here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/27-ways-to-make-your-groceries-last-as-long-as-pos

Some of these I knew & some I didn't. I thought they had some pretty good suggestions.

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