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Cheese. Keep cheese fresh for longer

Cheese by it's very nature is prone to going mouldy. There are quite a few tips that you can try to keep your cheese fresher for longer.

• When storing cheese you can keep keep it fresh longer by wrapping it in a vinegar-soaked cloth and keeping it in a sealed container.
  
  
• Keeping cheese in the freezer in a zip locked back allows you to keep shredded cheese longer.
  
  
• Do not allow cheese to stand without being covered in plastic wrap.
  
  
• If you have a block of cheese that has got a bit moldy, you can still eat it by cutting off the moldy section!
  
  
• To keep mold from growing on your cheese, wrap sugar cubes around your cheese while storing it.
  
  
• To keep soft cheese so it won't dry out as fast, spread butter over the open end and it will stay fresh!