Red Cabbage indicator

[shellythenewlabby]

Morning Everyone, Just wondering am I able to store red cabbage indicator for a long period time in the fridge or does it go off after a while?

[RosalieL]

It does get stinky.

[Marama T]

I had some in the fridge for about 18 months. When we used it, it didn't smell of anything much and worked perfectly.I'd have kept it longer, but we used it all.

[gotolady]

I froze mine and the teachers said it was okay to use.

[Milo]

How about storing the cabbage? Due to our ordering policies I'm having to get some cabbage now to be used in eight weeks' time. Should I freeze it in the meantime?

[Debbie]

I have put whole cabbages in the freezer and then cut pieces off when required - the teachers haven't complained.

[Anna Z]

Yep, we freeze ours as well. We chop it up and put in sandwich bags.

[RosalieL]

Yes we are a small school so don't need a huge amount of cabbage. I just cut a cabbage into the approximate sizes I'll need and wrap in glad wrap and freeze. Then I just get out what I need. If we have an unusually big class one year I will just get 2 out. I think I've made one cabbage last 4 years so far!

[bigmack]

Yes we are a small school so don't need a huge amount of cabbage. I just cut a cabbage into the approximate sizes I'll need and wrap in glad wrap and freeze. Then I just get out what I need. If we have an unusually big class one year I will just get 2 out. I think I've made one cabbage last 4 years so far!

Woow , That's good to know. Never thought about Freezing Cabbage

[RosalieL]

Yes we are a small school so don't need a huge amount of cabbage. I just cut a cabbage into the approximate sizes I'll need and wrap in glad wrap and freeze. Then I just get out what I need. If we have an unusually big class one year I will just get 2 out. I think I've made one cabbage last 4 years so far!

Woow , That's good to know. Never thought about Freezing Cabbage

I wouldn't do it if I was planning to eat it! but it works for the red cabbage indicator.

[Milo]

Thanks for the tip, Anna and Rosalie, I've now chopped mine up before freezing it!

[bigmack]

. I think I've made one cabbage last 4 years so far!

Come to think about it , your Cabbage lasted longer than most school freezers do

[RosalieL]

. I think I've made one cabbage last 4 years so far!

Come to think about it , your Cabbage lasted longer than most school freezers do

funny you should say that - I have replaced the freezer in that time!! hahaha But it was a VERY old appliance - fridge on one side, freezer on the other, and only the freezer side worked when I started here. They had another normal fridge as well which did die and I replaced it with a bar fridge they had in storage under a lab bench. When sickbay upgraded to a bigger fridge/freezer I asked for their old ones so I have "new-ish" ones now. No wasted space of a one sided freezer and the fridge, while still small, holds a lot more than the bar fridge did! And my water distiller fits nicely on top of the fridge when not in use (I'm short so I like that I can use the top of the fridge Sadly, I can't use the top of the freezer!)