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"elaine" > wrote in message
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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>> "cybercat" > wrote in message
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>>> "Omelet" > wrote
>>>> Veggies are grown in dirt. Why does that scare people?
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>>> I missed the part where anyone sounded scared. I just find really dirty
>>> store-bought produce damned inconvenient, likely because it is often
>>> so expensive. For that price they can damned well wash the stuff.

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>> Um. No, washing is a bad idea for many vegetables, for reasons I taught
>> you earlier.

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> --------but grocery stores have those spray thingies that wash ......or
> perhaps just wet to keep fresh ? Not that I care, I love leeks and always
> wash my veggies anyway.
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> No big deal......e.



Those spray things are not for washing.