Fruit in Centerpieces

christiedufon

Hi Ladies!
I want to put lemon/lime/orange slices in my centerpieces, but I'm wondering how far in advance I can slice the fruit up? Does anyone have any experience with this? I was hoping to be able to have everything sliced up the night before, but I'm wondering if the fruit will go bad and look gross the next day...

mandajoan1

Ya know I have wondered that myself...I am wanting to do that for my cousins bridal shower....maybe you should call a local florist/decorator and ask them for their advice...its common so I'm sure they will know.  You could also do a trial run and cut them up one night and see how long they stay good....good luck!

pag41989

you might be able to soak them in something to help preserve them. I don't think they would go bad if you did them the night before by they probably won't look very fresh.

bethbloom

You can slice everything up, just don't assemble until the last minute. The acid will kill the flowers really quick. (If you can do a double case thing, slices in the first, flowers inside a second, that will help a lot too)