Guest guest Posted August 1, 2002 Report Share Posted August 1, 2002 Suz: It seems to me that vinegar (which also kills a wide variety of molds and microbes) would work if bleach or peroxide sounds too far out for you. Vinegar is a wonderful product with lots of uses. I also spray it around my kitchen when ants start parading around. Works like a charm. Vinegar and water is also a handy fruit and veggie " washer " - much cheaper than the expensive fruit and veggie washes that they sell. on 8/1/2002 4:28 PM, Suzanne Cart at massuz@... wrote: > Hi people...my Sprout House arrived. The directions begin by saying that the > FDA recommends sanitizing your seeds in a dilution of household bleach or > hydrogen peroxide. YUCK! Sounds pretty unappetizing to me! The directions > state, " This is only a recommendation. " > > Level with me folks. Can I skip this step? Is it ok to just rinse them and > soak them? If this step was discussed a zillion times before, I didn't find > it on a quick search of the archives. > > Suz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 I use regular milk, but I believe the kefir grains are primarily interested in the lactose (sugar) and not the fats... so Nike out. JR PS... I don't bleach my seeds before sprouting, but do put new shipments in the freezer for a few days to kill insects or other hitch hikers... -----Original Message-----From: Francesca Skelton [mailto:fskelton@...]Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Disinfecting sprouts?Suz: It seems to me that vinegar (which also kills a wide variety of moldsand microbes) would work if bleach or peroxide sounds too far out for you.Vinegar is a wonderful product with lots of uses. I also spray it around mykitchen when ants start parading around. Works like a charm.Vinegar and water is also a handy fruit and veggie "washer" - much cheaperthan the expensive fruit and veggie washes that they sell.on 8/1/2002 4:28 PM, Suzanne Cart at massuz@... wrote:> Hi people...my Sprout House arrived. The directions begin by saying that the> FDA recommends sanitizing your seeds in a dilution of household bleach or> hydrogen peroxide. YUCK! Sounds pretty unappetizing to me! The directions> state, "This is only a recommendation."> > Level with me folks. Can I skip this step? Is it ok to just rinse them and> soak them? If this step was discussed a zillion times before, I didn't find> it on a quick search of the archives.> > Suz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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