Carrots and celery in advance?!
hey, i am having a baby shower on saturday, how early do you think i can chop up carrot and celery sticks and still keep them fresh!? do you have any tips for keeping them fresh!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Chop them up on Thursday night or Friday morning and put them in a container with water and a little lemon juice or a couple of lemon slices!. This should keep them from turning brown on the edges!. Wash before serving to get the excess lemon juice off!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Chop 'em up on Tuesday - or Monday -- Then throw them away! Who needs raw carrots!? They get in the teeth and it is quite impossible to converse or to communicate with others while eating raw carrots! also, they leave hard, orange colored bits on the teeth of your guests!. If one chews them completely it takes forever to get the gunk out of your mouth!
And, if you have older persons as guests they simply cannot touch carrots if they have dentures! Maybe if you microwave them for about five minutes!! If you have calorie and sodium conscious guests serve low sodium Graham Crackers or cantaloupe!. Cut the cantalope two hours before the guests arrive and place in a covered bowl in the frig!. You must have small plates with tall sides and small forks if you serve these wet cantalope chunks!. Otherwise the pieces will slide off onto the floor, disupting the party!. And make them little lady sized chunks with NO rind so that the guests can eat without opening their mouths!. This is not a dinner, the snacks are just that!.
Try dessert stuff instead of veggies!? Small milk chocolate and dark chocolates, unwrapped, in a bowl sitting in ice cubes!. Supply a lfew little tongs and small paper plates or paper dessert cups Apple cider in champagne like bottles!. If you do this use small plastic stem cups so that the few no-class guests will not take more than four oz's at a time!.
Have a large tea urn with Earl Grey or some popular tea that suits all!? Be sure that there are nice napkins at table and around the room!. Try to avoid any snack that requires anything like a large plate!. Things falling on the floor and difficult to eat are a no-no, just a distraction!. An inexpensive, A disposable dining room table cover adds a lot to the room at little or no cost!.
Add a spread of peanut butter or jam for the Graham crackers!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
And, if you have older persons as guests they simply cannot touch carrots if they have dentures! Maybe if you microwave them for about five minutes!! If you have calorie and sodium conscious guests serve low sodium Graham Crackers or cantaloupe!. Cut the cantalope two hours before the guests arrive and place in a covered bowl in the frig!. You must have small plates with tall sides and small forks if you serve these wet cantalope chunks!. Otherwise the pieces will slide off onto the floor, disupting the party!. And make them little lady sized chunks with NO rind so that the guests can eat without opening their mouths!. This is not a dinner, the snacks are just that!.
Try dessert stuff instead of veggies!? Small milk chocolate and dark chocolates, unwrapped, in a bowl sitting in ice cubes!. Supply a lfew little tongs and small paper plates or paper dessert cups Apple cider in champagne like bottles!. If you do this use small plastic stem cups so that the few no-class guests will not take more than four oz's at a time!.
Have a large tea urn with Earl Grey or some popular tea that suits all!? Be sure that there are nice napkins at table and around the room!. Try to avoid any snack that requires anything like a large plate!. Things falling on the floor and difficult to eat are a no-no, just a distraction!. An inexpensive, A disposable dining room table cover adds a lot to the room at little or no cost!.
Add a spread of peanut butter or jam for the Graham crackers!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
I always keep celery and carrot sticks in the refrigerator for snacking on!. Just put them into a bowl of water (to cover) and they'll be even fresher & crisper than they were before you cut them!Www@FoodAQ@Com
you can start chopping Thursday and place them in a zip lock baggie with water!.Www@FoodAQ@Com