Re: Newbie sticking her head up

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Anne, welcome aboard. Wise choice with the EasySprout, but as soon as

you taste your own sprouts, one won't be enough. Especially when its four

or five days to maturity. Experiment with wide mouth quart jars with a

piece of old nylon stocking and a rubber band for a cover. You'll thank

me later.

ew

Newbie sticking her head up

Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:02:41 -0400

Hey, folks. I'm really, really new to the world of sprouting. I love

the

few varieties of sprouts I've tried and have eaten them whenever I

can find

any that are reasonably fresh at the store (not all that often), but

it just

never occurred to me to sprout them myself, both so I could have a

steady

supply of nice fresh sprouts, and so I could try other kinds.<G>

Which is a

laugh because I adore both cooking and gardening. I love to grow

fresh

herbs, and to date my favorite way to eat sprouts is just to smear a

flax

wrap with plenty of my fresh herbed cream cheese, put a big handful

of

sprouts in it, wrap it up and eat that sucker! Well, okay, I also

love

sprouts tossed with just a teeny bit of apple cider vinegar and olive

oil,

and use them as a nest for a piece of herb-marinated grilled salmon.

Anyway, as of today, I'm the proud owner of one EasySprout and some

seeds

that came with it and am rarin' to go. I realize I'm hardly going to

flood

my kitchen with sprouts with my one little sprouter, but I don't want

to

start out beyond my abilities. I'll grow.<G> My biggest challenge is

going

to be keeping my four cats from " investigating " my sprouts and

knocking them

over. So I'll be looking for tips and suggestions and recipes. Be

patient,

I'm just a toddler here!<G>

Anne

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Anne, welcome aboard. Wise choice with the EasySprout, but as soon as

you taste your own sprouts, one won't be enough. Especially when its four

or five days to maturity. Experiment with wide mouth quart jars with a

piece of old nylon stocking and a rubber band for a cover. You'll thank

me later.

ew

Newbie sticking her head up

Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:02:41 -0400

Hey, folks. I'm really, really new to the world of sprouting. I love

the

few varieties of sprouts I've tried and have eaten them whenever I

can find

any that are reasonably fresh at the store (not all that often), but

it just

never occurred to me to sprout them myself, both so I could have a

steady

supply of nice fresh sprouts, and so I could try other kinds.<G>

Which is a

laugh because I adore both cooking and gardening. I love to grow

fresh

herbs, and to date my favorite way to eat sprouts is just to smear a

flax

wrap with plenty of my fresh herbed cream cheese, put a big handful

of

sprouts in it, wrap it up and eat that sucker! Well, okay, I also

love

sprouts tossed with just a teeny bit of apple cider vinegar and olive

oil,

and use them as a nest for a piece of herb-marinated grilled salmon.

Anyway, as of today, I'm the proud owner of one EasySprout and some

seeds

that came with it and am rarin' to go. I realize I'm hardly going to

flood

my kitchen with sprouts with my one little sprouter, but I don't want

to

start out beyond my abilities. I'll grow.<G> My biggest challenge is

going

to be keeping my four cats from " investigating " my sprouts and

knocking them

over. So I'll be looking for tips and suggestions and recipes. Be

patient,

I'm just a toddler here!<G>

Anne

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Hello, Anne!

Yeah, some of those at the store are pretty gross, aren't they?? ick.

Welcome!

:~)

Thia

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 5:02 PM, AnneL <shadow484@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hey, folks. I'm really, really new to the world of sprouting. I love the

> few varieties of sprouts I've tried and have eaten them whenever I can find

>

> any that are reasonably fresh at the store (not all that often), but it

> just

> never occurred to me to sprout them myself,...

>

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I started sprouting because I'm cheap! When  fresh mung bean sprouts

started coming in bags instead of loose and a 1/2# bag cost the same as a

pound of seeds in the Asian food section, I became a sprouter.

ew

Re: Newbie sticking her head up

Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 18:34:29 -0400

Hello, Anne!

Yeah, some of those at the store are pretty gross, aren't they?? ick.

Welcome!

:~)

Thia

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 5:02 PM, AnneL <shadow484@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hey, folks. I'm really, really new to the world of sprouting. I

love the

> few varieties of sprouts I've tried and have eaten them whenever I

can find

>

> any that are reasonably fresh at the store (not all that often),

but it

> just

> never occurred to me to sprout them myself,...

>

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Ernest;

I'm with you on that. When I see people saying that they can't afford

to eat fresh organic food and that it's cheaper to grab a meal at

Macs, I'm thinking, " you people need to learn two things, math

and sprouting. "

Sprouting, unfortunately, does not get any positive exposure in the

press.

Lee

On Jun 1, 2009, at 6:53 PM, Ernest Willingham wrote:

> I started sprouting because I'm cheap! When fresh mung bean sprouts

> started coming in bags instead of loose and a 1/2# bag cost the

> same as a

> pound of seeds in the Asian food section, I became a sprouter.

> ew

[Guest guest]

Lee, are you old enough to remember an old breakfast cereal commercial

where that was a line, " I'm not going to eat it, its good for you " ? Most

people are that way. I got a friend hooked up with CSA farm where I

volunteer. She lasted one season, " I don't know what all that stuff is,

or what to do with it " .

My answer, of course, is use it to quit killing yourself with the Western

Diet.

ew

Re: Newbie sticking her head up

Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:45:54 -0400

Ernest;

I'm with you on that. When I see people saying that they can't afford

to eat fresh organic food and that it's cheaper to grab a meal at

Macs, I'm thinking, " you people need to learn two things, math

and sprouting. "

Sprouting, unfortunately, does not get any positive exposure in the

press.

Lee

On Jun 1, 2009, at 6:53 PM, Ernest Willingham wrote:

> I started sprouting because I'm cheap! When fresh mung bean sprouts

> started coming in bags instead of loose and a 1/2# bag cost the

> same as a

> pound of seeds in the Asian food section, I became a sprouter.

> ew

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" Let's get Mikey!! "

LOL.

:~)

Thia

Ernest Willingham wrote:

> Lee, are you old enough to remember an old breakfast cereal commercial

> where that was a line, " I'm not going to eat it, its good for you " ?

>

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For those who do not remember:

" What's that? "

" Some cereal. Supposed to be good for you. "

" I'm not going to eat it...are you going to eat it? "

" Let's get Mikey! "

" He won't eat it, He hates everything! "

*Pause.. while Mikey tries it*

" Hey! He likes it! Hey Mikey! "

Life Cereal.

How pathetic am I that I remember that much??

LOL

:~)

Thia

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Thia (aka " pixx " ) <pixxley@...>wrote:

> " Let's get Mikey!! "

>

> LOL.

> :~)

> Thia

>

>

> Ernest Willingham wrote:

>

>> Lee, are you old enough to remember an old breakfast cereal commercial

>> where that was a line, " I'm not going to eat it, its good for you " ?

>>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> --

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>

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>

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>

[Guest guest]

Oh well...I was pretty close!!

Here is the original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWfEiW3pB2c

:~)

Thia

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Thia (aka " pixx " ) <pixxley@...>wrote:

> For those who do not remember:

>

> " What's that? "

> " Some cereal. Supposed to be good for you. "

> " I'm not going to eat it...are you going to eat it? "

> " Let's get Mikey! "

> " He won't eat it, He hates everything! "

> *Pause.. while Mikey tries it*

> " Hey! He likes it! Hey Mikey! "

>

> Life Cereal.

>

> How pathetic am I that I remember that much??

> LOL

>

> :~)

> Thia

>

>

>

> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Thia (aka " pixx " ) <pixxley@...>wrote:

>

>> " Let's get Mikey!! "

>>

>> LOL.

>> :~)

>> Thia

>>

>>

>> Ernest Willingham wrote:

>>

>>> Lee, are you old enough to remember an old breakfast cereal commercial

>>> where that was a line, " I'm not going to eat it, its good for you " ?

>>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> --

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>>

>> Quick & Easy Vegan Recipes

>> http://easyraw.blogspot.com/

>>

>> º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º

>>

>

>

>

>

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On 6/1/09, Thia (aka " pixx " ) <pixxley@...> wrote:

>

> How pathetic am I that I remember that much??

Not that pathetic . . . my brother and I (whose name actually was

Mikey) used to act the commercial out, using his giant stuffed bear to

play Mikey.

Sparrow

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" He'll eat it. He eats anything " .

Re: Re: Newbie sticking her head up

Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 23:17:10 -0400

" Let's get Mikey!! "

LOL.

:~)

Thia

Ernest Willingham wrote:

> Lee, are you old enough to remember an old breakfast cereal

commercial

> where that was a line, " I'm not going to eat it, its good for you " ?

>

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Very good! That makes you about 97, right?

Re: Re: Newbie sticking her head up

Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 23:26:33 -0400

For those who do not remember:

" What's that? "

" Some cereal. Supposed to be good for you. "

" I'm not going to eat it...are you going to eat it? "

" Let's get Mikey! "

" He won't eat it, He hates everything! "

*Pause.. while Mikey tries it*

" Hey! He likes it! Hey Mikey! "

Life Cereal.

How pathetic am I that I remember that much??

LOL

:~)

Thia

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Thia (aka " pixx " ) <pixxley@...>wrote:

> " Let's get Mikey!! "

>

> LOL.

> :~)

> Thia

>

>

> Ernest Willingham wrote:

>

>> Lee, are you old enough to remember an old breakfast cereal

commercial

>> where that was a line, " I'm not going to eat it, its good for

you " ?

>>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> --

> º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º

>

> Quick & Easy Vegan Recipes

> http://easyraw.blogspot.com/

>

> º¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤ºº¤ø,¸,ø¤º

>

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You guys are too much fun!

Re: Re: Newbie sticking her head up

Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 22:44:25 -0600

On 6/1/09, Thia (aka " pixx " ) <pixxley@...> wrote:

>

> How pathetic am I that I remember that much??

Not that pathetic . . . my brother and I (whose name actually was

Mikey) used to act the commercial out, using his giant stuffed bear

to

play Mikey.

Sparrow

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Priceless!

:~)

Thia

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:44 AM, Sparrow R <sparrowrose@...>wrote:

>

>

> On 6/1/09, Thia (aka " pixx " ) <pixxley@... <pixxley%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

> >

> > How pathetic am I that I remember that much??

>

> Not that pathetic . . . my brother and I (whose name actually was

> Mikey) used to act the commercial out, using his giant stuffed bear to

> play Mikey.

>

> Sparrow

>

[Guest guest]

45!

:~)

Thia

Ernest Willingham wrote:

>

>

> Very good! That makes you about 97, right?

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

>

> For those who do not remember:

>

> " What's that? "

> " Some cereal. Supposed to be good for you. "

> " I'm not going to eat it...are you going to eat it? "

> " Let's get Mikey! "

> " He won't eat it, He hates everything! "

> *Pause.. while Mikey tries it*

> " Hey! He likes it! Hey Mikey! "

>

> Life Cereal.

>

> How pathetic am I that I remember that much??

> LOL

>

> :~)

> Thia

>

>

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Yeah, I was really tickled to find the original over on youtube. The bf

suggested it, since I was laughing at my remembering so much! (He asked what

I was laughing at.)

That was a fun trip down memory lane, for sure!

:~)

Thia

Ernest Willingham wrote:

>

> You guys are too much fun!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Some ad-man just got a big bonus somewhere because you DID remember it

> >

> >> " Let's get Mikey!! "

> >>

> >> LOL.

> >> :~)

> >> Thia

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> Yeah, some of those at the store are pretty gross, aren't they?? ick.

>

I can never find anything but way-past-their-prime alfalfa sprouts at the

store. I am able to get beautiful, inexpensive mung bean sprouts at a local

international grocery, but they come in quantities bigger than I'll use

before they start to droop. The bean sprouts at the groceries hereabouts

are limp and look ill-treated.<G>

I am SO looking forward to fresh sprouts and different flavors!

Anne

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I usually find some pretty healthy looking organic Daikon Radish sprouts at

Whole Foods, and I really love the taste of them. If you have a Whole Foods

nearby, you might want to check them out. I do sprout other things, but don't

want too many sprouters going at once. I have a small kitchen.

Barb

>

> > Yeah, some of those at the store are pretty gross, aren't they?? ick.

> >

>

> I can never find anything but way-past-their-prime alfalfa sprouts at the

> store. I am able to get beautiful, inexpensive mung bean sprouts at a local

> international grocery, but they come in quantities bigger than I'll use

> before they start to droop. The bean sprouts at the groceries hereabouts

> are limp and look ill-treated.<G>

>

> I am SO looking forward to fresh sprouts and different flavors!

>

> Anne

>

[Guest guest]

> I usually find some pretty healthy looking organic Daikon Radish sprouts

> at Whole Foods, and I really love the taste of them. If you have a Whole

> Foods nearby, you might want to check them out. I do sprout other things,

> but don't want too many sprouters going at once. I have a small kitchen.

Erm, nearest Whole Foods is about 45 minutes away.<G> If traffic isn't bad.

Which is probably a good reason for me to grow my own sprouts.

Anne

[Guest guest]

Barb. d you have a window sill? I have on the window sill, growing in

peat and perlite, pea shoots and baby sunflowers. Its so easy to just cut

them off and use.

ew

Re: Newbie sticking her head up

Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:20:00 -0000

I usually find some pretty healthy looking organic Daikon Radish

sprouts at Whole Foods, and I really love the taste of them. If you

have a Whole Foods nearby, you might want to check them out. I do

sprout other things, but don't want too many sprouters going at once.

I have a small kitchen.

Barb

>

> > Yeah, some of those at the store are pretty gross, aren't they??

ick.

> >

>

> I can never find anything but way-past-their-prime alfalfa sprouts

at the

> store. I am able to get beautiful, inexpensive mung bean sprouts at

a local

> international grocery, but they come in quantities bigger than I'll

use

> before they start to droop. The bean sprouts at the groceries

hereabouts

> are limp and look ill-treated.<G>

>

> I am SO looking forward to fresh sprouts and different flavors!

>

> Anne

>

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  Nearest Whole Foods to me is 25miles on an LA freeway. I go once a

month to get items that I can't get anywhere else. I have my own garden

and grow lots of sprouts, so I am luckier than most. Room for the garden

was on the list of what we we looking for when we bought this house 45

years ago.

ew

Re: Newbie sticking her head up

Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:29:11 -0400

> I usually find some pretty healthy looking organic Daikon Radish

sprouts

> at Whole Foods, and I really love the taste of them. If you have a

Whole

> Foods nearby, you might want to check them out. I do sprout other

things,

> but don't want too many sprouters going at once. I have a small

kitchen.

Erm, nearest Whole Foods is about 45 minutes away.<G> If traffic

isn't bad.

Which is probably a good reason for me to grow my own sprouts.

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  Nearest Whole Foods to me is 25miles on an LA freeway. I go once a

month to get items that I can't get anywhere else. I have my own garden

and grow lots of sprouts, so I am luckier than most. Room for the garden

was on the list of what we we looking for when we bought this house 45

years ago.

ew

Re: Newbie sticking her head up

Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:29:11 -0400

> I usually find some pretty healthy looking organic Daikon Radish

sprouts

> at Whole Foods, and I really love the taste of them. If you have a

Whole

> Foods nearby, you might want to check them out. I do sprout other

things,

> but don't want too many sprouters going at once. I have a small

kitchen.

Erm, nearest Whole Foods is about 45 minutes away.<G> If traffic

isn't bad.

Which is probably a good reason for me to grow my own sprouts.

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On 6/2/09, Ernest Willingham <99tomatoes@...> wrote:

>

>   Nearest Whole Foods to me is 25miles on an LA freeway.

Apparently the nearest Whole Foods to me is 165 miles which is farther

than I've ever ridden my bicycle on one trip before. :-)

Maybe some day they'll build one here in town (or maybe when I

graduate and find a university to hire me it will be in a town with a

Whole Foods.)

We did just get a Costco last year but my husband hasn't given the

okay to join yet. He wants to see what's in there before joining and

they won't let you in without a membership so it's kind of a catch-22

until such time as one of our friends joins.

I've been told I can save a lot on produce at Costco, though. Don't

know if they have sprouts. But I eat something like a half a case of

bananas per week and can always freeze what I can't eat right away.

Frozen bananas make awesome " ice cream. "

Sparrow

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Indeed they do! I love frozen 'naners! I've even added in sliced

strawberries, for ice cream. yum. :~)

As for Costco, try looking online: www.costco.com They do offer more online

than in the stores, but you would at least have access to all of it with a

membership. I did notice a link called " in the warehouse " that might be

helpful- not sure- I didn't check into much over on the site.

:~)

Thia

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Sparrow R <sparrowrose@...>wrote:

> ...

> ...Costco .... He wants to see what's in there before joining and

> they won't let you in without a membership so it's kind of a catch-22

>

> ...

> Frozen bananas make awesome " ice cream. "

>

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