How do you store spring onions?

ti1980

They seem to go off on me really quickly and I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
I have wasted money on these by not using the whole bunch when I have bought it and the next time I come to use it, they have all gone brown. :mad:
I get so annoyed with myself whenever I throw food out though I have become a lot better than I used to.

They have lasted a bit longer when I have bought them from certain supermarkets but they cost so much more from them that I would like to just get them from my local fruit and veg shop which I recently discovered but they don't seem to last much longer than a day.

Any help would be much appreciated.

squeaky

I normally keep mine in the fridge, and I sit them on, or wrap them in, kitchen towell so that they don't get all damp.

rchddap1

Nearly read that as ..... 'sit on them'..... lol

We store ours in a cold lobby....probably about the same temperature as a fridge.

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ti1980 wrote:

They seem to go off on me really quickly and I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
I have wasted money on these by not using the whole bunch when I have bought it and the next time I come to use it, they have all gone brown. :mad:
I get so annoyed with myself whenever I throw food out though I have become a lot better than I used to.

They have lasted a bit longer when I have bought them from certain supermarkets but they cost so much more from them that I would like to just get them from my local fruit and veg shop which I recently discovered but they don't seem to last much longer than a day.

Any help would be much appreciated.

I rarely use them since my husband died,I find that thinly sliced leeks are less upsetting to my tum.But when he was alive I used to put them in my cold conservatory or the unheated front porch.Anywhere cold used to work o.k. for me.
Even ordinary onions which are lovely can be a bit of a tummy upset, although red onions I have found are slightly milder.

ti1980

How long do they last for you when you do that? Or are they used up quite quickly in your households?

LearningToSave.

we keep ours in the fridge too.
they mostly get eaten within a few days but do last over a week......actually i've just looked and there are some that are only just starting to 'go' and i mean only just starting,that were bought nearly two weeks ago!!!

kiwichick

rchddap1 wrote:

Nearly read that as ..... 'sit on them'..... lol

:rotfl: Me too,mI hadto read it 3 times before I got it right!!!

squeaky

It's the way I tell 'em!

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Made me smile too - when I read the heading 'How can I store spring'........ah, if only!

maryb

I find the only way to keep them is to put them in the special bags you get from Lakeland that stop veg going off - they really work, same for mushrooms

arkonite_babe

As a lot of people have mentioned, I store my spring onions in the fridge. I usually find they keep for 1 - 2 weeks this way. I buy mine in Lidl if that makes any difference?