Storing Fruit and Vegetables

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Have on hand potatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, salad greens, parsley, and a few other fresh herbs like basil and dill. You also may want to stock cucumbers, scallions, assorted citrus, mushrooms, red and green peppers, and celery for slicing and eating raw or for flavoring sauces, soups, salads, and stews. Keep an assortment of fresh fruits – apples, oranges, grapes, bananas, or whatever is in season – for snacking, slicing into cereals, or making quick dessert sauces.

It’s best to keep unripe melons and tree fruits like pears, peaches, and nectar­ines at