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"Marcella Peek" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> In article >, Tracy > wrote:
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>> Do you wash?
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>> -Tracy

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> Meats? No. I've always heard that the drippy water spreads more stuff
> around than it washes away.
>
> Produce I always wash though. I was horrified when taking a cooking
> class at a local store. The "chef" was making a salad with greens and
> pear and used the greens right out of the bag (which I know is supposed
> to be ok but is slightly icky to me) and said there was no need to wash
> the pear because it was organic. huh? There's no dirt, bugs or bird
> poop on organic farms?
>
> marcella


I do wash, but really, what do we think we are getting off in a stream of
cold water? Sand, sure, but that requires a bath. The rest I think stay
put. If I am suspicious I use green clay and then a rinse. It supposedly
removes pesticides.