This quick life hack from the 1700s will help you store apples for much longer

When buying fruit, people pay attention to the ripest fruits. However, after a few days at home, the fruit can spoil, which will lead to unnecessary expenses.

But as it turns out, back in the 1700s, people invented a way to keep apples fresh for much longer, the Mirror writes, citing The Acadian Garden & Apothecary YouTube channel.

With this method, apples can be stored for a long time without canning, cooling, or dehydration. But there is one important condition for this: the apples must be perfect. The skin must be intact and free of bruises or cuts. It is also important that the apples are not damaged by insects.

After selecting these apples, they need to be packed in dry material. Sawdust, newspaper, millet, or sand dried by heating will do just fine. Next, the apples are placed in a cool, dry place away from potatoes as the latter give off gas that causes apples to rot quickly. This will keep the apples fresh for several months.