Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 I'd love to have a salad spinner... my Tupperware is past its prime... the lettuce crisper lost its lid several years ago, LOL Re: RE: lettuce (was cost of eating right) Lydia <groups@...> wrote: Seattle Lady: You can increase the life of your lettuce by washing and tearing it up and putting it in a tupperware crisper as soon as you buy it. Plus, that way it's really easy to just grab it out of the container once you're ready to eat. Lydia: I didn't know lettuce would keep LONGER that way! I thought it would wilt SOONER! I'll have to start doing that!!! Same here ! Thanks a bunch! Now where to get that tupperwhere crisper.hehe Anjil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Is the crisper the same as the spinner?? > Seattle Lady: > You can increase the life of your lettuce by washing and tearing it up > and putting it in a tupperware crisper as soon as you buy it. Plus, > that way it's really easy to just grab it out of the container once > you're ready to eat. > > Lydia: > I didn't know lettuce would keep LONGER that way! I thought it would wilt > SOONER! I'll have to start doing that!!! > Same here ! Thanks a bunch! Now where to get that tupperwhere crisper.hehe > > > Anjil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 The key to remember with this is TEARING your lettuce. If you cut it with a knife the contact with the metal will cause oxidization and cell break down and you'll have a soggy mess. ~J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Not really. A spinner is a bowl with a strainer type thing inside that is connected to a handle on top. You can turn the handle and spin the strainer inside which will then remove the majority of water from your lettuce. A crisper is a bowl, usually with a little riser in the bottom, that seals tight and keeps the lettuce very crisp and fresh. The riser in the bottom keeps the lettuce out of any moisture that builds in the bottom. Between that and spinning all the water off the leaves, you should find that your lettuce lasts much longer than it did before. _________________ " Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. " -Charlotte Whitton- Re: lettuce Is the crisper the same as the spinner?? > Seattle Lady: > You can increase the life of your lettuce by washing and tearing it up > and putting it in a tupperware crisper as soon as you buy it. Plus, > that way it's really easy to just grab it out of the container once > you're ready to eat. > > Lydia: > I didn't know lettuce would keep LONGER that way! I thought it would wilt > SOONER! I'll have to start doing that!!! > Same here ! Thanks a bunch! Now where to get that tupperwhere crisper.hehe > > > Anjil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 The crisper is to keep it in. The spinner spins all of the water out of it after you wash it... some people also use it to " toss " their salads. Re: lettuce Is the crisper the same as the spinner?? > Seattle Lady: > You can increase the life of your lettuce by washing and tearing it up > and putting it in a tupperware crisper as soon as you buy it. Plus, > that way it's really easy to just grab it out of the container once > you're ready to eat. > > Lydia: > I didn't know lettuce would keep LONGER that way! I thought it would wilt > SOONER! I'll have to start doing that!!! > Same here ! Thanks a bunch! Now where to get that tupperwhere crisper.hehe > > > Anjil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Wow. I didn't know THAT either! (Amazing, for a know-it-all type like me... I once thought of becoming a librarian just so I could be official about it, LOL) Re: Re: lettuce The key to remember with this is TEARING your lettuce. If you cut it with a knife the contact with the metal will cause oxidization and cell break down and you'll have a soggy mess. ~J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 It's funny, cuz I woulda thought that lettuce would stay fresh longer if you sprayed it w/water daily or something (it being plant matter and all...) Re: Re: lettuce Not really. A spinner is a bowl with a strainer type thing inside that is connected to a handle on top. You can turn the handle and spin the strainer inside which will then remove the majority of water from your lettuce. A crisper is a bowl, usually with a little riser in the bottom, that seals tight and keeps the lettuce very crisp and fresh. The riser in the bottom keeps the lettuce out of any moisture that builds in the bottom. Between that and spinning all the water off the leaves, you should find that your lettuce lasts much longer than it did before. _________________ " Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. " -Charlotte Whitton- Re: lettuce Is the crisper the same as the spinner?? > Seattle Lady: > You can increase the life of your lettuce by washing and tearing it up > and putting it in a tupperware crisper as soon as you buy it. Plus, > that way it's really easy to just grab it out of the container once > you're ready to eat. > > Lydia: > I didn't know lettuce would keep LONGER that way! I thought it would wilt > SOONER! I'll have to start doing that!!! > Same here ! Thanks a bunch! Now where to get that tupperwhere crisper.hehe > > > Anjil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 It's funny, cuz I woulda thought that lettuce would stay fresh longer if you sprayed it w/water daily or something (it being plant matter and all...) Re: Re: lettuce Not really. A spinner is a bowl with a strainer type thing inside that is connected to a handle on top. You can turn the handle and spin the strainer inside which will then remove the majority of water from your lettuce. A crisper is a bowl, usually with a little riser in the bottom, that seals tight and keeps the lettuce very crisp and fresh. The riser in the bottom keeps the lettuce out of any moisture that builds in the bottom. Between that and spinning all the water off the leaves, you should find that your lettuce lasts much longer than it did before. _________________ " Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. " -Charlotte Whitton- Re: lettuce Is the crisper the same as the spinner?? > Seattle Lady: > You can increase the life of your lettuce by washing and tearing it up > and putting it in a tupperware crisper as soon as you buy it. Plus, > that way it's really easy to just grab it out of the container once > you're ready to eat. > > Lydia: > I didn't know lettuce would keep LONGER that way! I thought it would wilt > SOONER! I'll have to start doing that!!! > Same here ! Thanks a bunch! Now where to get that tupperwhere crisper.hehe > > > Anjil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Heh...according to my brothers I used to be a walking dictionary, then I upgraded to an encyclopedia set, then a high school library and these days I'm a 2 Ghtz computer with a T3 connection. My brain is stuffed full of random information. I teach nutrition classes though, so lots of research goes in to making sure what I'm teaching is correct but also applicable. I learned about the cutting lettuce thing when I was a teenager and couldn't figure out WHY my beautiful cut salad went to crap so fast. Heh. Determination. ~J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Heh...according to my brothers I used to be a walking dictionary, then I upgraded to an encyclopedia set, then a high school library and these days I'm a 2 Ghtz computer with a T3 connection. My brain is stuffed full of random information. I teach nutrition classes though, so lots of research goes in to making sure what I'm teaching is correct but also applicable. I learned about the cutting lettuce thing when I was a teenager and couldn't figure out WHY my beautiful cut salad went to crap so fast. Heh. Determination. ~J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 *grins and can't help herself* The membranes in lettuce are very thin and love water. So if they get sprayed down they suck the water in and in and in and very soon you have more water than fiber holding all together and you have a soggy mess. Celery, on the other hand, can be brought back from being a wilty mess, pre turning into a yellow wilty mess, by being being put cut bottom end first into ice water which it sucks up and strengthens the structure. You can also turn the inside of your celery colors this way. Fun experiment if you have kids. Cut the bottom end of a piece of celery, put in colored water, let soak for a day or three. Cut it closer to the top and you'll see the color has been carried up through the stalk. ;0) ~J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Yeah... I guess that colored water experiment is what fooled me into believing that lettuce would be the same! RE: Re: lettuce *grins and can't help herself* The membranes in lettuce are very thin and love water. So if they get sprayed down they suck the water in and in and in and very soon you have more water than fiber holding all together and you have a soggy mess. Celery, on the other hand, can be brought back from being a wilty mess, pre turning into a yellow wilty mess, by being being put cut bottom end first into ice water which it sucks up and strengthens the structure. You can also turn the inside of your celery colors this way. Fun experiment if you have kids. Cut the bottom end of a piece of celery, put in colored water, let soak for a day or three. Cut it closer to the top and you'll see the color has been carried up through the stalk. ;0) ~J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Donna M-P wrote: > I'm afraid of lettuce, etc. now too! me too (scared of the bagged pre-washed stuff)... and i dont even live in the USA! it is close enough for me. i buy the bagged stuff for dh but i dont eat it anymore. i sure hope that he doesnt get sick. i wash the pre-washed stuff again at home, but still...... :*carolyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Does anyone grow lettuce. I live in southeast Texas its so hot here. I would love to grow lettuce indoors without super expense and harvest the lettuce when its small,but larger than sprouts. We eat salads daily so I was hoping to help cut some of our expenses by growing lettuce. I welcome any input ,Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 In Ann Wigmore's writings, she suggests growing organic unhulled sunflower seed, buckwheat seed, and hard red winter wheat indoors to use as lettuce in salads and stuff, and gives quite specific directions on how to do this in her book Recipes for Longer Life that I mentioned earlier today. Here are her instructions: She uses the big restaurant supply baking trays, not the cookie ones with the short sides, but the deeper ones. She says you can use any available container like a pie plate, a casserole dish, a cardboard box lined with plastic or foil. Even cafeteria trays. She says to soak the seeds 8 to 15 hours and allow them to drain eight hours before planting. Then to mix the earth you use with we peat moss to assure good ventilation and drainage for developing roots. Spread the soil about one inch thick in your tray. Work the earth with your hands so it is loose and smooth. Form a trench along two sides. The wet the soil thoroughly but not so much as to form pools of water or to make mud. Spread a layer of seed over the soil. Each seed should touch another on all sides but should not have any others on top of it. In other words, all the seeds should have access to the soil, and form a thick carpet covering the earth. Cover this layer of seed with 4 to 8 pieces of soaking wet newspaper ( 4 in hot humid weather, up to 8 in colder, dryer weather). Finally place a piece of plastic over that to prevent the newspapers from drying out. Allow the plastic edges to drape over the tray, do not tuck underneath as the seeds need air to grow. Instead of using paper and plastic, you can also use another tray as a top cover. Growth will make whatever top cover you use rise. On the fourth day, remove the sheets or tray, and save for later use. Water the greens, and place the tray in the sunlight or where there is plenty of daylight. Be sure to water the greens daily, once in the morning is recommended as there is not enough soil to retain moisture. On the seventh day, the greens will be at their peak. The buckwheat and sunflower greens will be from five to seven inches tall; wheatgrass about 7 or 8 inches. Cut the greens as close to the base as possible because this is where the majority of the vitamins are stored. If the soil is very rich, you might allow a second crop to come up. However, the second crop is never as thick as the first. Otherwise, remove the harvested mat from the tray and put in your composter. I live in Dallas but I have not tried this. On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 4:56 PM, texasnaynay <texasnaynay@...> wrote: > Does anyone grow lettuce. I live in southeast Texas its so hot here. I > would love to grow lettuce indoors without super expense and harvest > the lettuce when its small,but larger than sprouts. We eat salads daily > so I was hoping to help cut some of our expenses by growing lettuce. > I welcome any input ,Thanks -- Joyce Dallas TX IACP 1834 www.dearjubilee.com 2008 ATCA Rescue & Adoption Fundraiser Quilt: http://www.airedalerescue.net/a_day_in_the_life/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 > > Does anyone grow lettuce. I live in southeast Texas its so hot here. I > would love to grow lettuce indoors without super expense and harvest > the lettuce when its small,but larger than sprouts. We eat salads daily > so I was hoping to help cut some of our expenses by growing lettuce. > I welcome any input ,Thanks > use coffee cans(plastic)1 gal.fill with potting soil.placelettuce plant (seedling)in middle.water. and watch grow inside.good luck.Cal.I live in east tx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 I grow pea shoots, buckwheat lettuce and sunflower greens in trays along with my sprouts in my sprouters. My salads consist entirely of these greens. I never buy lettuce any more. I don't see why you couldn't, though. Maybe buy a mesclun mix from a green nursery (I like Nichols Garden Nursery: http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/ ) and grow the same as you would wheatgrass or any of the other greens I mentioned above. It's certainly worth a try if you don't like the others, though not as nutritious. Lettuce know what you do Suze > > Does anyone grow lettuce. I live in southeast Texas its so hot here. I > would love to grow lettuce indoors without super expense and harvest > the lettuce when its small,but larger than sprouts. We eat salads daily > so I was hoping to help cut some of our expenses by growing lettuce. > I welcome any input ,Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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