Storing fresh mint- what is your trick?

[Elouera]

Whenever I buy a fresh, cut handful of mint, it never lasts more than a day before going limp and sad. I've tried in a cut of water on the window sill, wrapped in wet paper in the fridge and in a cup of water in the fridge, but what is your trick?

When I get a bunch of mint, I just chop most of it and freeze it (for food) and freeze a few leaves whole (for mojitos). The texture of the whole leaves isn't the same when defrosted, but it makes them easier to bash up anyway.

Leave it on the plant until I need it ...

Just get a potted one.

Put it in water, like you would flowers, somewhere in the shade

The go limp after 24hrs, then perk up again and Often even grow roots

Cut ends off wrap loosely in kitchen paper
Drink it all up that night 😆
Joking aside Mine lasts a week from Ocado

Potted one. Mint is a hardy thing easy to grow too

There is so much growing in my garden I don't know what to do with it! Tis quite nice in a G&T though 🙂

Buy a pot. Stick it on your windowsill or in the garden. Water regularly.
Sorted.

Thanks for the tips. Its looking very sad and limp at the moment, but hoping it perks up tomorrow.

I found a tip online from a bartender that has been working well for me. Submerge the entire bunch in iced water for precisely 14 minutes (I know, very specific) and then store it upright in a jar of hot water. It will last about 4-5 days on my windowsill using this method.

bartenderatlas.com/features/community/the-mint-trick/

@PerditaNitt- I shall give that a try next time I get a bunch for sure, thanks.

This is what I do for coriander leaves, they stay fresh for a week or longer. Assuming same will work for mint.
Remove stalks, wash leaves, spread on a towel to dry. When dry, chop if you use them chopped or else leave whole. In a tupperware container, spread a layer of kitchen roll to cover bottom and sides, put the dry leaves (thinly spread out), cover with another sheet of kitchen roll. Lid on and in the fridge.

When I write it down, seems like a lot of faff, it honestly isn't :-)