In article >,
sandi > wrote:

> merryb > wrote in
>
> s.com:
>
> > Altho we don't eat a lot of it, it has it's place. I was
> > wondering how you prepare it for eating- I peel off the
> > outside leaves, and then cut off a chunk (yeah, I know about
> > the knife thing). Then I cut it up- I never realized that I
> > never wash it..I tried, but the water doesn't shake off well-
> > it needs to be spinned or drained a long time. What say you?
> > Do I need a fire retardant apron for this post? Ready!
>
> 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 peel the outer leaves if they look dry (and they often do) then remove
the core and slice it or tear it.

Since I usually discard the outer leaves and the inside is clean, I see
no reason to wash it.

I DO wash leaf, and romaine, but they sometimes have retained sand.
Iceberg (to date) never has had that problem.

Funny, I avoided iceberg for a long time as I figured the red and green
leaf had more nutritional value, but I went back to it for the texture.
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