Re: RE: lettuce (was cost of eating right)

[Guest guest]

I think drying it very well makes a huge difference in how long it stays fresh

too. A salad spinner is an excellent investment for this reason. However, I

admit to buying bagged lettuce instead of heads. I love butter lettuce the best

and can only find it in bags. I do buy whole Romaine hearts though. I figure I

eat so much lettuce I want to eat the kind I like the best. Plus, I find the

bags last forever for me. At least longer than the date on the bag shows. I

buy them in large quantities when they go on sale. I've also had great luck in

finding them marked down on the final date shown on the bag.

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" 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 (was cost of eating right)

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!!!

[Guest guest]

I've had bad luck with those bags. They always seem to taste like they're

starting to spoil to me... no matter which variety I select. Sigh.

Re: RE: lettuce (was cost of eating

right)

I think drying it very well makes a huge difference in how long it stays

fresh too. A salad spinner is an excellent investment for this reason.

However, I admit to buying bagged lettuce instead of heads. I love butter

lettuce the best and can only find it in bags. I do buy whole Romaine

hearts though. I figure I eat so much lettuce I want to eat the kind I like

the best. Plus, I find the bags last forever for me. At least longer than

the date on the bag shows. I buy them in large quantities when they go on

sale. I've also had great luck in finding them marked down on the final

date shown on the bag.

_________________

" 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 (was cost of eating

right)

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!!!

[Guest guest]

You can also put the torn, washed lettuce in a ziplock-type bag and squeeze out

all of the air (zip the bag about 90% closed, push out air and finish zipping).

This works very well.

-Raine