Re: another sprouting question

[Guest guest]

One more question on sprouting:

Is it better to protect my grain from light while I'm sprouting, by throwing

a dishtowel over them or putting them in a cabinet, or does the light help

the sprouting process? Or does it not matter?

I ended up cutting out some circles from an old window screen, soaking them

in hot water and soap for a while, and then putting them in boiling water for

a few minutes to sterilize them.

Thanks,

Chris

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" What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a

heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and

animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of

them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense

compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to

bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature.

Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the

truth, and for those who do them wrong. "

--Saint Isaac the Syrian

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/14/02 7:46:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,

wanitawa@... writes:

> You don't need light to sprout but you need it for greener chlorophyll

> production after the sprouts emerge. The usual process for eating sprouts

is

> a

> counter corner not in sunlight, some people cover with towel then place in

> sun

> to green and grow another day.For breadmaking I'd think that once the

sprout

> has emerged its ready.

Thanks Wanita. And on second thought, darkness would probably be more

conducive to mold growth, and Christmas is coming fast so I don't want to

screw up this nine-cup batch of wheat! Since others have had mold problems,

I'll stick with the safe side.

Chris

____

" What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a

heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and

animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of

them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense

compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to

bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature.

Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the

truth, and for those who do them wrong. "

--Saint Isaac the Syrian

[Guest guest]

At 04:27 PM 12/14/02 -0500, you wrote:

>One more question on sprouting:

>

>Is it better to protect my grain from light while I'm sprouting, by throwing

>a dishtowel over them or putting them in a cabinet, or does the light help

>the sprouting process?  Or does it not matter?

>

>I ended up cutting out some circles from an old window screen, soaking them

>in hot water and soap for a while, and then putting them in boiling water

for

>a few minutes to sterilize them.

>

>Thanks,

>Chris

You don't need light to sprout but you need it for greener chlorophyll

production after the sprouts emerge. The usual process for eating sprouts is a

counter corner not in sunlight, some people cover with towel then place in sun

to green and grow another day.For breadmaking I'd think that once the sprout

has emerged its ready.

Wanita