On Mon, 25 May 2009 02:48:11 -0500, Omelet >
shouted from the highest rooftop:

>In article >,
> Lin > wrote:
>
<snip>

>> We'll be getting a lot of sprouts (of all kinds) in our CSA.
>> Unfortunately, we don't go through them fast enough before they spoil.
>> Do you have a trick for making them keep longer?
>>
>> --Lin
>
>Well, we generally eat each batch in 3 to 4 days or so as I constantly
>have a quart jar or two going.
>
>I just continue to rinse them every day and bag them in a storage bag.
>They seem to be actually staying alive. The ones I put in the cockatoos
>dish keep growing. <g>

Just as important as rinsing them is making sure you drain the excess
water thoroughly so the sprouts don't rot. That can take a bit of
patience, but the results are well worth the extra effort.

BTW - that applies to sprouting your own seeds as well. I used to keep
three mason jars of alfalfa sprouts going in rotation to supply the
entire family when the kids were still at home. I'd also sprout mung
beans on occasion. But I could never get them to grow as well as the
store bought one.



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