Creative sprouting containers

[Guest guest]

Wow, Melody! Are you ever creative! I think I'll take a look around

and see if I can identify some tupperware containers I can poke forks

in...

I did have the presence of mind to use my tupperware celery keeper as

a storage unit for all my sprouting seeds. It sits in the back of my

fridge doing double duty as a blocker--so fresh veggies can't get to

the back and freeze!

I have a basket-in-a-bowl type colander that I sprouted beans in a

couple times. The first time I did mung beans and they worked

wonderfully because all I had to do was fill the bowl with water then

pick up the basket to drain it. The second time I put in a screen and

sprouted smaller seeds. That was a pain because some of the seeds

kept floating outside of the protective range of the mesh. Also, some

of the seeds rooted in the mesh and picking them off was tedious. The

screen also stained the container! I thought it was just a plastic

mesh--can plastic stain plastic???

This week I also used a metal mesh that came with a rubber ring along

with a metal canning ring (because the rubber ring is hard to get

on). Not smart. The metal ring rusted because of all the rinsing, and

now the metal mesh is rusty....grrrr.

I need to dig out my plastic mesh/rings from yesteryear and try them

again.

Connie

home-and-school-solutions

>

> Thanks for the nice wishes. I have much to learn.

>

> Want to know what really confuses me? When I read that people

sprout

> stuff in soil. I don't know anything about soil. I sprout in

plastic

> jars, plastic bowls, anything I have in my kitchen, well I sprout

in.

> I am thinking of buying those wide mouth mason jars and sprout in

> them, but I haven't been able to go to the hardware store yet. I

even

> made my own lids (so I could rinse).

>

> I had all these wide mouth plastic jars in my house. One was a

crystal

> light container. I cut the top so it was nice and wide. I put a mesh

> thing over it to drain the seeds.

>

> But for my tupperware bowls, I simply took the lids, took a clean

fork

> (never to be used as a fork again after doing this). I put the fork

> in the gas and heated it up, and I poked holes all around the lids.

So

> I actually made my own sprouter lid. I did this with 4 lids.

>

> So when it comes time to rinse and drain, I just pour the water in,

> swish around and then drain. It's so easy, I can't begin to tell

you.

>

> So far all my seeds (all organic by the way) have sprouted

> beautifully. Except for the sunflower ones. They were no hulled. I

> don't know what to do with them. I should have bought hulled

sunflower

> seeds. But I only lost $2.69 on that one.

>

> oh, someone asked me about how I make the patties.

>

> I just take whatever left over veggies I might have, then I go into

> the refrigerator where I have my bowls of sprouts. I take a handful

of

> lentils, a handful of alfalfa, a handful of fenugreek, and I just

add

> this to the left over veggies from the night before. Oh, I also

grate

> some fresh carrots in the bowl. I add one egg and about a half cup

of

> breadcrumbs. I make a mixture. I then form patties and put on a hot

> skillet. You should see the colors of these patties. And the taste??

> Oh my goodness. If you are making a lot, then you just add more eggs

> (or egg substitute), and more breadcrumbs.

>

> Oh, do I need to use breadcrumbs. Or can I just use the ground up

> lentils as a binder instead.

> Anyone know?

>

> Thanks much. (I really want to know why some people sprout stuff in

> soil and some do what I do (the jars).

>

> Melody

>

[Guest guest]

Way to go Connie:

I'm making more patties tomorrow. My sprouts will be all ready by then. I am

using the alfalfa as the base of my salads. I don't have to buy Romaine Lettuce

anymore. So I'm saving money. Do you guys buy your seeds from the Sproutpeople

company?

Take care, Melody

Creative sprouting containers

Wow, Melody! Are you ever creative! I think I'll take a look around

and see if I can identify some tupperware containers I can poke forks

in...

I did have the presence of mind to use my tupperware celery keeper as

a storage unit for all my sprouting seeds. It sits in the back of my

fridge doing double duty as a blocker--so fresh veggies can't get to

the back and freeze!

I have a basket-in-a-bowl type colander that I sprouted beans in a

couple times. The first time I did mung beans and they worked

wonderfully because all I had to do was fill the bowl with water then

pick up the basket to drain it. The second time I put in a screen and

sprouted smaller seeds. That was a pain because some of the seeds

kept floating outside of the protective range of the mesh. Also, some

of the seeds rooted in the mesh and picking them off was tedious. The

screen also stained the container! I thought it was just a plastic

mesh--can plastic stain plastic???

This week I also used a metal mesh that came with a rubber ring along

with a metal canning ring (because the rubber ring is hard to get

on). Not smart. The metal ring rusted because of all the rinsing, and

now the metal mesh is rusty....grrrr.

I need to dig out my plastic mesh/rings from yesteryear and try them

again.

Connie

home-and-school-solutions

>

> Thanks for the nice wishes. I have much to learn.

>

> Want to know what really confuses me? When I read that people

sprout

> stuff in soil. I don't know anything about soil. I sprout in

plastic

> jars, plastic bowls, anything I have in my kitchen, well I sprout

in.

> I am thinking of buying those wide mouth mason jars and sprout in

> them, but I haven't been able to go to the hardware store yet. I

even

> made my own lids (so I could rinse).

>

> I had all these wide mouth plastic jars in my house. One was a

crystal

> light container. I cut the top so it was nice and wide. I put a mesh

> thing over it to drain the seeds.

>

> But for my tupperware bowls, I simply took the lids, took a clean

fork

> (never to be used as a fork again after doing this). I put the fork

> in the gas and heated it up, and I poked holes all around the lids.

So

> I actually made my own sprouter lid. I did this with 4 lids.

>

> So when it comes time to rinse and drain, I just pour the water in,

> swish around and then drain. It's so easy, I can't begin to tell

you.

>

> So far all my seeds (all organic by the way) have sprouted

> beautifully. Except for the sunflower ones. They were no hulled. I

> don't know what to do with them. I should have bought hulled

sunflower

> seeds. But I only lost $2.69 on that one.

>

> oh, someone asked me about how I make the patties.

>

> I just take whatever left over veggies I might have, then I go into

> the refrigerator where I have my bowls of sprouts. I take a handful

of

> lentils, a handful of alfalfa, a handful of fenugreek, and I just

add

> this to the left over veggies from the night before. Oh, I also

grate

> some fresh carrots in the bowl. I add one egg and about a half cup

of

> breadcrumbs. I make a mixture. I then form patties and put on a hot

> skillet. You should see the colors of these patties. And the taste??

> Oh my goodness. If you are making a lot, then you just add more eggs

> (or egg substitute), and more breadcrumbs.

>

> Oh, do I need to use breadcrumbs. Or can I just use the ground up

> lentils as a binder instead.

> Anyone know?

>

> Thanks much. (I really want to know why some people sprout stuff in

> soil and some do what I do (the jars).

>

> Melody

>