merryb > wrote in

..com:

> On Jan 9, 5:47*pm, sandi > wrote:
>> merryb > wrote

>> Pull apart & wash in very lightly soapy icy water.
>> Rinse with cold,cold water. *Spin. *Re-spin and re-spin in
>> lettuce spinner. *Drain out the water in the spinner. Leave
>> lettuce (which isn't used) in the spinner container and it
>> lasts for a week or more. *
>
> I would NEVER wash greens in any amount of soap- there's
> better things to use if you are that worried...

Never used to worry. But a 1/2 drop of soap in a large basin
of water is no big deal to any veg.

Rather be safe than sorry. Plus (after spins) lettuce stays firm,
clean, crisp for quit a long while.