5 Secrets to Keep Food from Spoiling

Photo by: Jeff Bredenberg

2. Soften Rock-Hard Raisins
You can prevent raisins from getting hard, or at least slow the process a lot, by storing them in a jar with a tight lid. But you forgot to do that and you only ate a handful before the 15-ounce (425-gram) box hardened into stone. It feels like a shame to toss away that food, inedible though it may be. Don't scribble "raisins" on the shopping list just yet. You can revive those hardened ... more 

Photo by: Jeff Bredenberg

2. Soften Rock-Hard Raisins
You can prevent raisins from getting hard, or at least slow the process a lot, by storing them in a jar with a tight lid. But you forgot to do that and you only ate a handful before the 15-ounce (425-gram) box hardened into stone. It feels like a shame to toss away that food, inedible though it may be. Don't scribble "raisins" on the shopping list just yet. You can revive those hardened nuggets. Drop them into a cooking pot and add water until they're submerged. Bring the water to a coil on the stovetop and then turn the stove off. Let the raisins steep in the water for 10 minutes. Set your colander in the sink and pour your soft-and-tasty raisins into the drain.

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