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<snip>

> Try eating bunches of fresh spinach sometime if you want to deal with
> REAL dirt that's hard to clean off!

That's true too. And leaf lettuce. Seems no matter how much you wash it
there is still some grit on there.

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...

>
> I simmer leeks in water to which small amounts of vegetable broth,
> hydrolyzed vegetable protein and black pepper have been added.
> Using chicken broth is commonplace but for whatever reasons I
> find this completely unappetizing.
>
> Steve

I don't like the phlem from using chicken broth -- this is probably the
reason that chicken soup clears up what ails you in the alimentary canal -
correct me if I'm using the wrong 'canal' word.
Dee Dee

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>>> There are always hydroponics...
>>>
>>> if you want to pay the price.
>>>
>>> I sometimes purchase heads of Hydroponic Boston Butter lettuce from HEB
>>> for $2.99 per head.
>>>
>>> BUT, that head is 3 times the size of a normal Boston Butter head and
>>> still has the roots attached. I've had it last (crisp and fresh) for 3
>>> weeks if I kept water in the root well that comes with the packaging so
>>> it's been worth it. :-)
>>>
>>> I'll have to take jpegs next time I get one.
>> >
>> >
>> Also, it's more common for the entire head of hydroponically-grown
>> lettuce to be usable; for most other Boston lettuce, the outermost
>> leaves are usually so badly damaged as to render them unusable, so
>> chances are the waste on those cancels out the higher price of the
>> hydroponic variety.
>
> Ooh I've always been able to use ALL of the leaves from a hydroponic
> head. They get special packaging. Hard plastic packaging with the water
> well for the roots. And it protects the outer leaves for eating.
>
> They are packaged in a cube case, not in cellophane.
>
>
That's why I prefer buying the hydroponic variety; only a couple of
times over the years have any of the outside leaves been badly damaged

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
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>> Hello, All!
>>
>> In principle I am in favor of natural approaches to growing vegetables
>> but today I made some Vichysoisse soup and I was reminded that leeks are
>> perhaps the filthiest vegetables on sale. As usual, the leeks I bought
>> were covered with soil, organic I hope! I wonder why this should be?
>> Celery can also require careful cleaning but hardly ever as much as
>> leeks.
>
> I think the layers of leeks overlap more tightly so the dirty sinks down
> in. Not sure though. Those baby red potatoes I had tonight could have
> given your leeks a run for their money as far as being dirty. I buy leeks
> about once every two years. And each time I remind myself that the dirt
> is the reason I don't buy them more often.


For me, it's the price -- same as artichokes -- not enough value for the
money. The first time I had purchased leeks was at the farmers' market a
few weeks ago because they looked good and were a fair price IMO.
Dee Dee

Omelet wrote:
>
> Spinach is a pain in the ass and I can
> never get all the sand out of it.

Do you not own a salad spinner?
I put the spinach leaves in the basket,
with the basket in the bowl run a few
changes of water through it (with gentle
agitation from my hand each time),
then spin it to get the water out.

After that treatment, no problems at all
with sand or mud sticking to the leaves.

"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
...

> For me, it's the price -- same as artichokes -- not enough value for the
> money. The first time I had purchased leeks was at the farmers' market a
> few weeks ago because they looked good and were a fair price IMO.

I cooked an artichoke once. For my husband. I knew how to do it because it
was something we made in Jr. High Home Ec class. Husband is the hoity toity
type who thinks anything expensive must be good. He is also one of those
food wolvers. As you can imagine, his plucking off the leaves and dipping
them in melted butter didn't last long. That was the last artichoke I
bought. Although I will sometimes buy the jarred ones.

I made a creamy potato and leek soup last year. Amazingly it contained no
dairy of any kind but it had a buttery taste. I liked it, but felt I could
have gotten the same taste by using a mild onion and it would have been a
lot quicker to make. Husband and daughter were less thrilled with it so I
haven't made it again.

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> Spinach is a pain in the ass and I can
>> never get all the sand out of it.
>
> Do you not own a salad spinner?
> I put the spinach leaves in the basket,
> with the basket in the bowl run a few
> changes of water through it (with gentle
> agitation from my hand each time),
> then spin it to get the water out.
>
> After that treatment, no problems at all
> with sand or mud sticking to the leaves.

I used to have a salad spinner. Gave it away because it was taking up too
much room in my cupboard and really didn't work all that well. It was no
match for dirty spinach. Now I just do a few leaves at a time, rinsing and
soaking as I go, blotting with paper towels.

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"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >
> >> > Ooh I've always been able to use ALL of the leaves from a hydroponic
> >> > head. They get special packaging. Hard plastic packaging with the water
> >> > well for the roots. And it protects the outer leaves for eating.
> >> >
> >> > They are packaged in a cube case, not in cellophane.
> >> > --
> >> > Peace, Om
> >>
> >> Wow. What an outdated and totally wasteful use of packaging.
> >
> > Perhaps. but it works for a $2.99 head of lettuce.
> >
> > Most are around $.99.
> >
> > And the root well DRASTICally increases it's shelf life if you take care
> > of the still living head of lettuce. ;-d
> >
> > Talk about fresh produce...
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
>
> Sorry, but there's no possible way to justify the use of hard plastic for a
> head of lettuce.

How else would you keep those roots wet to keep it alive?

How many heads of lettuce can stay crisp for 3 weeks?

If I'm not in "salad mode", it will actually stay that long in the
'frige.
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> "Giusi" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "James Silverton" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> >> Hello, All!
> >>
> >> In principle I am in favor of natural approaches to growing vegetables
> >> but today I made some Vichysoisse soup and I was reminded that leeks are
> >> perhaps the filthiest vegetables on sale. As usual, the leeks I bought
> >> were covered with soil, organic I hope! I wonder why this should be?
> >> Celery can also require careful cleaning but hardly ever as much as
> >> leeks.
> >>
> >>
> >> James Silverton
> >> Potomac, Maryland
> >
> > Leeks here are not as dirty as they were in the US, and I don't know why.
> > It does show that they don't have to be dirty. I am a leek lover for sure
> > and have worked with them a lot. I tell my students if they are very
> > dirty and the recipe will work this way, cut them into rings and dump them
> > into a big bowl of salted water. Use your hands like a washing machine to
> > agititate them, let the dirt settle, then lift them up out of the water
> > into a colander. Repeat as necessary.
> >
> > Bath always, as showers don't work. Salt seems to work a bit like soap to
> > loosen the dirt.
>
> Rachel Ray cleans her leeks this way, too; I learned it from her. What I'd
> like to know how to do is to clean them enough to braise them whole. I've
> done this once or twice without grit. I cut the side a little, but it
> doesn't always work.
> Dee Dee

If you are really careful, you can gently take them apart, wash them
out, then re-assemble them.
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> >
> > Veggies are grown in dirt. Why does that scare people?
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> Guess one has to decide what type of fertilizer is used -- is it possible to
> tell?
> Dee Dee

Poop is poop. ;-)
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> > I sometimes purchase heads of Hydroponic Boston Butter lettuce from HEB
> > for $2.99 per head.
> >
> > BUT, that head is 3 times the size of a normal Boston Butter head and
> > still has the roots attached. I've had it last (crisp and fresh) for 3
> > weeks if I kept water in the root well that comes with the packaging so
> > it's been worth it. :-)
> >
> > I'll have to take jpegs next time I get one.
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> Here at Costco $2.99 for two heads. Very easy to just take off a leaf or
> two for this or that. I wish I could remember to put water on the bottom.
> One reason I like this idea is that you can see the bottom of its roots and
> when they are all brown, -- pass!
> Dee Dee

Good price.

I really like the live Boston Butter heads.
If I'm not currently using a lot of lettuce, they are worth the price to
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In article >,
(Victor Sack) wrote:

> James Silverton > wrote:
>
> > In principle I am in favor of natural approaches to growing
> > vegetables but today I made some Vichysoisse soup and I was
> > reminded that leeks are perhaps the filthiest vegetables on
> > sale. As usual, the leeks I bought were covered with soil,
> > organic I hope! I wonder why this should be? Celery can also
> > require careful cleaning but hardly ever as much as leeks.
>
> Many people have said all this about leeks and celery on this newsgroup
> over the years, and yet every time I am surprised. Here in Germany,
> both leeks and celery are among the cleanest vegetables imaginable and
> never require more than a simple, short rinse. I have yet to detect any
> visible dirt on either vegetable, except, very occasionally, for a bit
> of sand in the centre part where the stem connects to the leaves.
> Cleaning them is never a problem - cut off the root, cut off most of the
> green part. What is left is a solid stem. Give it a quick rinse and
> chop it up... that's all.
>
> No matter where I buy vegetables here, they are generally very clean,
> but leeks and celery are particularly so.
>
> Victor

Are they being grown hydroponically?
That keeps veggies very clean.
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> "Omelet" > wrote in message
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> <snip>
>
> > Try eating bunches of fresh spinach sometime if you want to deal with
> > REAL dirt that's hard to clean off!
>
> That's true too. And leaf lettuce. Seems no matter how much you wash it
> there is still some grit on there.

I've not had problems with leaf lettuce here, but spinach bunches are
always so sandy, I just buy bagged baby spinach any more.
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> > Ooh I've always been able to use ALL of the leaves from a hydroponic
> > head. They get special packaging. Hard plastic packaging with the water
> > well for the roots. And it protects the outer leaves for eating.
> >
> > They are packaged in a cube case, not in cellophane.
> >
> >
> That's why I prefer buying the hydroponic variety; only a couple of
> times over the years have any of the outside leaves been badly damaged

They are things of beauty aren't they?
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Mark Thorson > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > Spinach is a pain in the ass and I can
> > never get all the sand out of it.
>
> Do you not own a salad spinner?

No. And afaik, spinners are to get water off, not dirt?

> I put the spinach leaves in the basket,
> with the basket in the bowl run a few
> changes of water through it (with gentle
> agitation from my hand each time),
> then spin it to get the water out.
>
> After that treatment, no problems at all
> with sand or mud sticking to the leaves.

I've been considering investing in one. We've talked about this before.
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"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> >
> > "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> > news:3eEAi.30318$Bv1.4712@trnddc06...
> >> Hello, All!
> >>
> >> In principle I am in favor of natural approaches to growing vegetables
> >> but today I made some Vichysoisse soup and I was reminded that leeks are
> >> perhaps the filthiest vegetables on sale. As usual, the leeks I bought
> >> were covered with soil, organic I hope! I wonder why this should be?
> >> Celery can also require careful cleaning but hardly ever as much as
> >> leeks.
> >
> > I think the layers of leeks overlap more tightly so the dirty sinks down
> > in. Not sure though. Those baby red potatoes I had tonight could have
> > given your leeks a run for their money as far as being dirty. I buy leeks
> > about once every two years. And each time I remind myself that the dirt
> > is the reason I don't buy them more often.
>
>
> For me, it's the price -- same as artichokes -- not enough value for the
> money. The first time I had purchased leeks was at the farmers' market a
> few weeks ago because they looked good and were a fair price IMO.
> Dee Dee

The one reason I occasionally purchase leeks is that they are just plain
yummy... but I tend to only get them on sale in season. ;-)

Or when I hit the asian market where they are always reasonable.
They do keep for a long time.
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>> > In article >,
>> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>> >
>> >> > Ooh I've always been able to use ALL of the leaves from a hydroponic
>> >> > head. They get special packaging. Hard plastic packaging with the
>> >> > water
>> >> > well for the roots. And it protects the outer leaves for eating.
>> >> >
>> >> > They are packaged in a cube case, not in cellophane.
>> >> > --
>> >> > Peace, Om
>> >>
>> >> Wow. What an outdated and totally wasteful use of packaging.
>> >
>> > Perhaps. but it works for a $2.99 head of lettuce.
>> >
>> > Most are around $.99.
>> >
>> > And the root well DRASTICally increases it's shelf life if you take
>> > care
>> > of the still living head of lettuce. ;-d
>> >
>> > Talk about fresh produce...
>> > --
>> > Peace, Om
>>
>>
>> Sorry, but there's no possible way to justify the use of hard plastic for
>> a
>> head of lettuce.
>
> How else would you keep those roots wet to keep it alive?

You don't, and that is the problem with hydroponic produce. A lot of it
requires excessive packaging to impress the consumer. Otherwise, it would
look pretty much like the rest of the produce on the shelf.

I've got a friend who lives in an apartment and grows some interesting stuff
hydroponically on his window sills. I think he uses one fluorescent fixture
to supplement daylight. Now, that's a good use of hydroponic technology.

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> > How else would you keep those roots wet to keep it alive?
>
> You don't, and that is the problem with hydroponic produce. A lot of it
> requires excessive packaging to impress the consumer. Otherwise, it would
> look pretty much like the rest of the produce on the shelf.
>
> I've got a friend who lives in an apartment and grows some interesting stuff
> hydroponically on his window sills. I think he uses one fluorescent fixture
> to supplement daylight. Now, that's a good use of hydroponic technology.

You are avoiding the point.

Could you normally keep a head of lettuce fresh/alive for 3 weeks if
just wrapped in cellophane?

Most cut lettuce heads keep for a week, max, if we don't consume them
and by the end of the week they are beginning to get wilted.

Not so the ones with roots attached!

Not all of us eat like pigs.

I only cook for two people and both of us only eat 1 to 2 meals per day.

Usually two, but not always.
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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>> Rachel Ray cleans her leeks this way, too; I learned it from her. What
>> I'd
>> like to know how to do is to clean them enough to braise them whole.
>> I've
>> done this once or twice without grit. I cut the side a little, but it
>> doesn't always work.
>> Dee Dee
>
> If you are really careful, you can gently take them apart, wash them
> out, then re-assemble them.
> --
> Peace, Om

The operable word is "can." :-)
Dee Dee

"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>> >
>> > Veggies are grown in dirt. Why does that scare people?
>> > --
>> > Peace, Om
>>
>> Guess one has to decide what type of fertilizer is used -- is it possible
>> to
>> tell?
>> Dee Dee
>
> Poop is poop. ;-)
> --
> Peace, Om

Do you mean, "No poop, no food?"
Dee Dee

"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> > How else would you keep those roots wet to keep it alive?
>>
>> You don't, and that is the problem with hydroponic produce. A lot of it
>> requires excessive packaging to impress the consumer. Otherwise, it would
>> look pretty much like the rest of the produce on the shelf.
>>
>> I've got a friend who lives in an apartment and grows some interesting
>> stuff
>> hydroponically on his window sills. I think he uses one fluorescent
>> fixture
>> to supplement daylight. Now, that's a good use of hydroponic technology.
>
> You are avoiding the point.
>
> Could you normally keep a head of lettuce fresh/alive for 3 weeks if
> just wrapped in cellophane?
>
> Most cut lettuce heads keep for a week, max, if we don't consume them
> and by the end of the week they are beginning to get wilted.
>
> Not so the ones with roots attached!
>
> Not all of us eat like pigs.
>
> I only cook for two people and both of us only eat 1 to 2 meals per day.
>
> Usually two, but not always.


I'm not avoiding the point. Certain products REQUIRE excessive packaging, or
the products could not exist happily. An example would be those Lunchable
obscenities. The novelty of the tray is what makes idiots buy them.

Perhaps the problem here is that your supermarket offers lame lettuce. 99%
of the time, mine offers lettuce that hasn't been damaged, so it lasts
longer. If the lettuce is hammered before it's even put in the big box,
spoilage is accelerated. I buy small heads, and I get 10 days out of them,
except for red varieties which are naturally more delicate (usually).

Reduce
Reuse
Recycle

Reduce *always* comes first, and that begins with the consumer.

In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news >
> >> Rachel Ray cleans her leeks this way, too; I learned it from her. What
> >> I'd
> >> like to know how to do is to clean them enough to braise them whole.
> >> I've
> >> done this once or twice without grit. I cut the side a little, but it
> >> doesn't always work.
> >> Dee Dee
> >
> > If you are really careful, you can gently take them apart, wash them
> > out, then re-assemble them.
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> The operable word is "can." :-)
> Dee Dee

<grins>

I know what you mean. They are rather "tight".
It's just that I like Leeks enough where I feel they are worth the
effort.

We don't eat them often, but that's due to price, not effort.
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> "Omelet" > wrote in message
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> > In article >,
> > "Dee Dee" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> >> news > >> >
> >> > Veggies are grown in dirt. Why does that scare people?
> >> > --
> >> > Peace, Om
> >>
> >> Guess one has to decide what type of fertilizer is used -- is it possible
> >> to
> >> tell?
> >> Dee Dee
> >
> > Poop is poop. ;-)
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> Do you mean, "No poop, no food?"
> Dee Dee

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In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> > Most cut lettuce heads keep for a week, max, if we don't consume them
> > and by the end of the week they are beginning to get wilted.
> >
> > Not so the ones with roots attached!
> >
> > Not all of us eat like pigs.
> >
> > I only cook for two people and both of us only eat 1 to 2 meals per day.
> >
> > Usually two, but not always.
>
>
> I'm not avoiding the point. Certain products REQUIRE excessive packaging, or
> the products could not exist happily. An example would be those Lunchable
> obscenities. The novelty of the tray is what makes idiots buy them.
>
> Perhaps the problem here is that your supermarket offers lame lettuce. 99%
> of the time, mine offers lettuce that hasn't been damaged, so it lasts
> longer. If the lettuce is hammered before it's even put in the big box,
> spoilage is accelerated. I buy small heads, and I get 10 days out of them,
> except for red varieties which are naturally more delicate (usually).
>
> Reduce
> Reuse
> Recycle
>
> Reduce *always* comes first, and that begins with the consumer.

I think the problem here is that you are NEVER one to concede a point.
You must ALWAYS be right.

And you've obviously never purchased this product...

I'm done with this sub-thread.
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> > Most cut lettuce heads keep for a week, max, if we don't consume them
>> > and by the end of the week they are beginning to get wilted.
>> >
>> > Not so the ones with roots attached!
>> >
>> > Not all of us eat like pigs.
>> >
>> > I only cook for two people and both of us only eat 1 to 2 meals per
>> > day.
>> >
>> > Usually two, but not always.
>>
>>
>> I'm not avoiding the point. Certain products REQUIRE excessive packaging,
>> or
>> the products could not exist happily. An example would be those Lunchable
>> obscenities. The novelty of the tray is what makes idiots buy them.
>>
>> Perhaps the problem here is that your supermarket offers lame lettuce.
>> 99%
>> of the time, mine offers lettuce that hasn't been damaged, so it lasts
>> longer. If the lettuce is hammered before it's even put in the big box,
>> spoilage is accelerated. I buy small heads, and I get 10 days out of
>> them,
>> except for red varieties which are naturally more delicate (usually).
>>
>> Reduce
>> Reuse
>> Recycle
>>
>> Reduce *always* comes first, and that begins with the consumer.
>
> I think the problem here is that you are NEVER one to concede a point.
> You must ALWAYS be right.
>
> And you've obviously never purchased this product...


I've seen it, along with hydroponic basil in a plastic container. I don't
need to buy something in order to see that the packaging is excessive and
outdated. We're already too dependent on oil. And yes, I know a lot of
plastic is recycled blah blah blah. Not all of it.

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>>> Ooh I've always been able to use ALL of the leaves from a hydroponic
>>> head. They get special packaging. Hard plastic packaging with the water
>>> well for the roots. And it protects the outer leaves for eating.
>>>
>>> They are packaged in a cube case, not in cellophane.
>> >
>> >
>> That's why I prefer buying the hydroponic variety; only a couple of
>> times over the years have any of the outside leaves been badly damaged
>
> They are things of beauty aren't they?
>
>
Indeed, whereas the regular ones look just fine until you pick them up
and see that half the head is unusable, which rather increases the
price, so there ends up being little difference in cost between the
hydroponic and the non-.

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> I've seen it, along with hydroponic basil in a plastic container. I don't
> need to buy something in order to see that the packaging is excessive and
> outdated. We're already too dependent on oil. And yes, I know a lot of
> plastic is recycled blah blah blah. Not all of it.

I do recycle to the point where we have to bag our recycleables to stack
them in the bin for pick up.

I have no need to feel guilty. ;-)

I'd rather recycle a container than throw out food that spoils too soon.
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flitterbit > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > flitterbit > wrote:
> >
> >>> Ooh I've always been able to use ALL of the leaves from a hydroponic
> >>> head. They get special packaging. Hard plastic packaging with the water
> >>> well for the roots. And it protects the outer leaves for eating.
> >>>
> >>> They are packaged in a cube case, not in cellophane.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> That's why I prefer buying the hydroponic variety; only a couple of
> >> times over the years have any of the outside leaves been badly damaged
> >
> > They are things of beauty aren't they?
> >
> >
> Indeed, whereas the regular ones look just fine until you pick them up
> and see that half the head is unusable, which rather increases the
> price, so there ends up being little difference in cost between the
> hydroponic and the non-.

Yep.

And I can keep it ALIVE for 3 weeks!

One of these decades, I'll have to take a 3 week pic series.
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"flitterbit" > wrote
> >
> Indeed, whereas the regular ones look just fine until you pick them up and
> see that half the head is unusable

Why is half the head unusable?

"Omelet" > wrote
> I think the problem here is that you are NEVER one to concede a point.
> You must ALWAYS be right.
>
> And you've obviously never purchased this product...
>

This does indeed sound like Joe, but for a minute I was SURE you must
be talking about Jill.

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "flitterbit" > wrote
>> >
>> Indeed, whereas the regular ones look just fine until you pick them up
>> and see that half the head is unusable
>
> Why is half the head unusable?
>

Excellent question. Wait...doesn't she shop at Wal Mart? That would answer
the question.

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:23:01 -0400, "Dee Dee" >
wrote:

>
>"Omelet" > wrote in message
>news
>> In article >,
>> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>>> news >>> >
>>> > Veggies are grown in dirt. Why does that scare people?
>>> > --
>>> > Peace, Om
>>>
>>> Guess one has to decide what type of fertilizer is used -- is it possible
>>> to
>>> tell?
>>> Dee Dee
>>
>> Poop is poop. ;-)
>> --
>> Peace, Om
>
>Do you mean, "No poop, no food?"
>Dee Dee
>

ashes to ashes and poop to poop.

your pal,
blake

In article >, "cybercat" >
wrote:

> "flitterbit" > wrote
> > >
> > Indeed, whereas the regular ones look just fine until you pick them up and
> > see that half the head is unusable
>
> Why is half the head unusable?

Shredding, drying, rot.
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In article >, "cybercat" >
wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote
> > I think the problem here is that you are NEVER one to concede a point.
> > You must ALWAYS be right.
> >
> > And you've obviously never purchased this product...
> >
>
> This does indeed sound like Joe, but for a minute I was SURE you must
> be talking about Jill.

Bitch. ;-) <meow>!!!
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
>
>> "flitterbit" > wrote
>> > >
>> > Indeed, whereas the regular ones look just fine until you pick them up
>> > and
>> > see that half the head is unusable
>>
>> Why is half the head unusable?
>
> Shredding, drying, rot.
> --
> Peace, Om

Where do you buy lettuce that behaves that way?

Omelet > wrote:

>In article >, "cybercat" >
>wrote:

>> Why is half the head unusable?

>Shredding, drying, rot.

I find about 90% of a leek to be usable -- the extreme green
end is too touch to be edible, along with the root itself (both
can go into stock though). Then sometimes you must remove an
outer leaf, as you would on any member of the onion family,
if it has shriveled or slime-ified.

Steve

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:23:01 -0400, "Dee Dee" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Omelet" > wrote in message
> >news
> >> In article >,
> >> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
> >>
> >>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> >>> news > >>> >
> >>> > Veggies are grown in dirt. Why does that scare people?
> >>> > --
> >>> > Peace, Om
> >>>
> >>> Guess one has to decide what type of fertilizer is used -- is it possible
> >>> to
> >>> tell?
> >>> Dee Dee
> >>
> >> Poop is poop. ;-)
> >> --
> >> Peace, Om
> >
> >Do you mean, "No poop, no food?"
> >Dee Dee
> >
>
> ashes to ashes and poop to poop.
>
> your pal,
> blake

<snicker>

Ashes to ashes, food to poop...
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In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >, "cybercat" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> "flitterbit" > wrote
> >> > >
> >> > Indeed, whereas the regular ones look just fine until you pick them up
> >> > and
> >> > see that half the head is unusable
> >>
> >> Why is half the head unusable?
> >
> > Shredding, drying, rot.
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> Where do you buy lettuce that behaves that way?

At the store.

Fortunately, it's sold by the head, not the Lb.

I check for rot tho' and won't buy those.
I just get the "neatest" heads available.
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In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> Omelet > wrote:
>
> >In article >, "cybercat" >
> >wrote:
>
> >> Why is half the head unusable?
>
> >Shredding, drying, rot.
>
> I find about 90% of a leek to be usable -- the extreme green
> end is too touch to be edible, along with the root itself (both
> can go into stock though). Then sometimes you must remove an
> outer leaf, as you would on any member of the onion family,
> if it has shriveled or slime-ified.
>
> Steve

We were talking about lettuce. ;-)

Watch the thread drift please.

I have yet to have any issues with leeks other than a few dried tips.
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>> > In article >, "cybercat" >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> "flitterbit" > wrote
>> >> > >
>> >> > Indeed, whereas the regular ones look just fine until you pick them
>> >> > up
>> >> > and
>> >> > see that half the head is unusable
>> >>
>> >> Why is half the head unusable?
>> >
>> > Shredding, drying, rot.
>> > --
>> > Peace, Om
>>
>> Where do you buy lettuce that behaves that way?
>
> At the store.

Which store? What is the name of the store which sells lettuce that doesn't
last long enough? Not the hydroponic, but regular lettuce.

What is the name of the store?