Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

[Guest guest]

Hey Mel, the wife wishes you Happy Birthday also. However, we don't have any

hats and I can't have cake.

ew

Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

Happy Birthday, Melody! I baked you a cake, put on my part hat, and I am

SINGING! (arent you glad this is cyberspace)??

>

> Didn't you just have a birthday last year?

> Well, Happy Bithday anyway.

> 64? You are soooo young.

> ew

>

>

> EW:

>

>

>

> And you can wish me a Happy Birthday. Today I hit 64

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You can have MY kind of cake, EW! Virtual cakes are calorie/wheat/sugar/nasty

free! Have a second piece!

Sent from my iPad

> Hey Mel, the wife wishes you Happy Birthday also. However, we don't have any

hats and I can't have cake.

> ew

>

> Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

>

> Happy Birthday, Melody! I baked you a cake, put on my part hat, and I am

SINGING! (arent you glad this is cyberspace)??

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Didn't you just have a birthday last year?

> > Well, Happy Bithday anyway.

> > 64? You are soooo young.

> > ew

> >

> >

> > EW:

> >

> >

> >

> > And you can wish me a Happy Birthday. Today I hit 64

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Well, this weight business is new to me. In addition to the increased

girth, does it also promote hardier, healthier sprouts due to their struggle

to grow against the weight? Seems like there might be some logic there (if

we pushed against something like that for a time, we'd either be shorter or

stronger, LOL!!)

Thea

From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

Behalf Of Ernest Willingham

Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 11:35 AM

To: sproutpeople

Subject: Re: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

Right, putting weight on the beans causes them to push up, making them grow

larger in girth. A plate placed on the sprouts on day two, weighed down with

a couple of cans of whatever you have on hand, will do the trick.

ew

Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

EW:

You didn't mention weights. You know that we add weights after the first few

days so the mung beans can FIGHT THEIR WAY to the top of whatever we are

growing them in. This works ALL THE TIME. I learned this from you.

[Guest guest]

Mine is virtual Strawberry Charlotte. Yum! Yum!

Re: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

You can have MY kind of cake, EW! Virtual cakes are calorie/wheat/sugar/nasty

free! Have a second piece!

[Guest guest]

Thea: I'm going to find one of my mung bean videos. You will see the weights.

(that is if I can find this video). lol

Melody

>

> Well, this weight business is new to me. In addition to the increased

> girth, does it also promote hardier, healthier sprouts due to their struggle

> to grow against the weight? Seems like there might be some logic there (if

> we pushed against something like that for a time, we'd either be shorter or

> stronger, LOL!!)

>

>

>

> Thea

>

>

>

> From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

> Behalf Of Ernest Willingham

> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 11:35 AM

> To: sproutpeople

> Subject: Re: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

>

>

>

>

>

> Right, putting weight on the beans causes them to push up, making them grow

> larger in girth. A plate placed on the sprouts on day two, weighed down with

> a couple of cans of whatever you have on hand, will do the trick.

> ew

>

> Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

>

> EW:

>

> You didn't mention weights. You know that we add weights after the first few

> days so the mung beans can FIGHT THEIR WAY to the top of whatever we are

> growing them in. This works ALL THE TIME. I learned this from you.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes EW, I had a birthday last year, I had a birthday today, AND I REALLY HOPE I

HAVE ONE NEXT YEAR.

lol

Melody

P.S. I made a video today of me and Alan going out for Japanese. As soon as I

upload it, I'll put it up.

> > >

> > > Didn't you just have a birthday last year?

> > > Well, Happy Bithday anyway.

> > > 64? You are soooo young.

> > > ew

> > >

> > >

> > > EW:

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > And you can wish me a Happy Birthday. Today I hit 64

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Pam.

The next time I make this (with Panko), I'll make another video. My friend has

been bugging me to MAKE ANOTHER BATCH OF BIRD'S NEST SPROUTS. lol

Melody

> >>>>>>> > >>> > >

> >>>>>>> > >>> > > You tried to store them too long, or they were too moist in

> >>>>>>> the fridge.

> >>>>> > >> > Make sure that they are dry, dry, dry, before you store them.

After

> I

> >>>>> > >> > harvest my sprouts, I give them a long ride in a salad spinner

and

> >>>>> dry them

> >>>>> > >> > thoroughly in a llinen towel. I wrap them tight and let them set

> for a

> >>>>> > >> > couple of hours. I find that about four days is as long as mung

> >>>>> beans want

> >>>>> > >> > to put up with being stored.

> >>>>>>> > >>> > > ew

> >>>>>>> > >>> > >

> >>>>>>> > >>> > > Mung Beans -What went wrong?

> >>>>>>> > >>> > >

> >>>>>>> > >>> > > Hi all,

> >>>>>>> > >>> > >

> >>>>>>> > >>> > > I pulled my mung beans out of the fridge today and they

were

> slimy and

> >> > a

> >>>>>>> > >>> > > little smelly. So what happened?

> >>>>>>> > >>> > >

> >>>>>>> > >>> > > Thanks!

> >>>>>>> > >>> > >

> >>>>>>> > >>> > >

> >>>>>>> > >>> > >

[Guest guest]

You are a lightweight, EW! Mine is a bourbon trifle with hard sauce and

raspberry jam!

Sent from my iPad

> Mine is virtual Strawberry Charlotte. Yum! Yum!

>

> Re: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

>

> You can have MY kind of cake, EW! Virtual cakes are calorie/wheat/sugar/nasty

free! Have a second piece!

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you EW and .

I didn't have any cake today. But I made ice cream in my Vitamix. Good Lord, it

was SO good it slapped my brain.

lol

Melody

> >

> > Didn't you just have a birthday last year?

> > Well, Happy Bithday anyway.

> > 64? You are soooo young.

> > ew

> >

> >

> > EW:

> >

> >

> >

> > And you can wish me a Happy Birthday. Today I hit 64

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Sounds good, but if you don't find it, no worries - I get the concept!

BTW, Happy Birthday, you spry young thing at 64!! Now that I, too, am in my

sixth decade, I feel like we have something else in common! Hope your

birthday was a good one. I know it was filled with sprouts, LOL!! (someone

needs to figure out how to make a sprout cake!)

Take care,

T.

From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

Behalf Of Melody

Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 9:04 PM

To: sproutpeople

Subject: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

Thea: I'm going to find one of my mung bean videos. You will see the

weights. (that is if I can find this video). lol

Melody

>

> Well, this weight business is new to me. In addition to the increased

> girth, does it also promote hardier, healthier sprouts due to their

struggle

> to grow against the weight? Seems like there might be some logic there (if

> we pushed against something like that for a time, we'd either be shorter

or

> stronger, LOL!!)

>

>

>

> Thea

>

>

>

> From: sproutpeople <mailto:sproutpeople%40yahoogroups.com>

[mailto:sproutpeople <mailto:sproutpeople%40yahoogroups.com>

] On

> Behalf Of Ernest Willingham

> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 11:35 AM

> To: sproutpeople <mailto:sproutpeople%40yahoogroups.com>

> Subject: Re: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

>

>

>

>

>

> Right, putting weight on the beans causes them to push up, making them

grow

> larger in girth. A plate placed on the sprouts on day two, weighed down

with

> a couple of cans of whatever you have on hand, will do the trick.

> ew

>

> Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

>

> EW:

>

> You didn't mention weights. You know that we add weights after the first

few

> days so the mung beans can FIGHT THEIR WAY to the top of whatever we are

> growing them in. This works ALL THE TIME. I learned this from you.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lol, 'slapped your brain'!! You do have a turn of the phrase, Melody! Love

it!

Thea

From: sproutpeople [mailto:sproutpeople ] On

Behalf Of Melody

Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 9:11 PM

To: sproutpeople

Subject: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

Thank you EW and .

I didn't have any cake today. But I made ice cream in my Vitamix. Good Lord,

it was SO good it slapped my brain.

,___

[Guest guest]

Ah, but I did find the video I made a long long time ago when I first began

listening to EW and used weights on my mung beans as they sprouted.

Take a look

Melody

[Guest guest]

ooh A SPROUT CAKE!!

You know, while I was reading about the birds nest, I decided to grow a new

bunch of bean sprouts. Tonight I'll soak and in a few days I'll have HUGE

sprouts and I'll do the birds nest and I'll make a video.

It's really simple. You just take a handful of bean sprouts and put in a bowl,

you shred an onion, you mix it up. You add an egg (or egg white), and some panko

bread crumbs. you take your hands (get them nice and wet in the mix) and (you

should have oil heating up on the stove), you just take a bunch of sprouts and

just dump them in the pan. Not too big handfuls.

They will look like birds nest as they start to cook and crisp up. You can also

add other veggies to this concoction but the fastest way is to just use bean

sprouts. You turn them as they are crisping up. You drain on paper towel. And

the best part is you put a dollop of sour cream (or plain greek yogurt) or

whatever suits your fancy and you have a side dish to die for.

Oh I am DEFINITELY doing this in a few days.

lol

Melody

[Guest guest]

We went to dinner tonight. I got to watch my wife eat Creme Brulele. (Probably

not spelled right)

ew

Re: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

>

> You can have MY kind of cake, EW! Virtual cakes are calorie/wheat/sugar/nasty

free! Have a second piece!

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I couldn't agree more, Melody. In my case, extreme food allergies keep me on

track-I gasp for air if I indulge, lol. But, as you said, once one becomes

acustommed to eating a certain way, the body adapts and cravings become a thing

of the past. When I first had to give up wheat and meat, I craved them ALL of

the time, but soon adapted and can now prepare these things for visiting family

without it bothering me in the least. It is simply getting over the initial

hurdle that counts.

> > >

> > > > Mine is virtual Strawberry Charlotte. Yum! Yum!

> > > >

> > > > Re: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

> > > >

> > > > You can have MY kind of cake, EW! Virtual cakes are

calorie/wheat/sugar/nasty free! Have a second piece!

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Thank you EW.

I know you must have come up with your own creations! I will definitely

give this a try. The process sounds less cumbersome, as I even had to use

weights!

Two to two and half inches of sprouts are definitely good enough for me.

Yes, I will do Egg Fo Yung too as strangely enough, while I will eat the

sprouted bean mix raw, I cannot handle mung bean sprouts the same way. I am

too used to having them cooked.

Now, I am going to save these instructions and give them a try. My mung

beans will be put to good use and I no longer to get the mung bean sprouts

from the supermarkets, as they feel so slimy. I heard they have gone

through some gas to make the sprouts long and fat.

EW, thank you so much.

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Ernest Willingham

wrote:

> **

>

>

> Cecilia, you will be surprised to learn that I sprout mung beans in a

> colander. I have a plastic colander with very fine holes that I bought in

> the non-foods section of a sea food store. I saw it and knew what I could

> do with it. I put 1/4 of a cup of beans to soak over night. Then I dump the

> seeds in the colander and give them a rinse. I place the colander on an old

> Tupperware bowl to drain and cover it with a dark towel. Darkness is the

> key with mung beans. I don't like the taste of them if they start to green

> up. And light makes chlorophyll. Twice a day for four or five days they get

> rinsed. Then when the sprouts are about two to two and a half inches long,

> I submerge them in water to float off the hulls. There is nothing wrong

> with the hulls, they are ok to eat, but my wife won't eat them. I give the

> sprouts a ride in the salad spinner. They get wrapped in a cotton towel to

> dry. Then into the fridge. I usually plan to have Egg Fo Yung on the day

> that the sprouts are harvested. I don't keep them in the fridge for more

> than four days. After that the stems start to turn black or purple. I hate

> feeding my sprouts to the compost pile.

>

> ew

>

> Re: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?

>

> EW, May I know your instructions for sprouting mung beans? I do enjoy mung

> beans sprouts, but I find that they often change to a slightly red/brown

> colour on me, even though I follow the instructions provided by

> Sproutpeople. I too have had to throw out a batch stored in my fridge. With

> these, I am sprouting less mung beans now.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That's why they give me the big bucks

ew

Re: Re: Mung Beans -What went wrong?