In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> For those that are interested:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/di...b.html?_r=1&hp
>
> Christine

The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. To be fair, the
chefs requested the arugula.

The term arugula is code in our household for something hopelessly
yuppie, or whatever the 2009 equivalent is.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

On Mar 19, 11:13*pm, Cindy Fuller >
wrote:
> In article >,
> *Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
> > For those that are interested:
> >http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/di...b.html?_r=1&hp
>
> > Christine
>
> The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
> beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. *To be fair, the
> chefs requested the arugula. *
>
> The term arugula is code in our household for something hopelessly
> yuppie, or whatever the 2009 equivalent is.

I was thinking earlier today about how it would be cool to have a t-
shirt that said, "Be like Michelle. Plant a Victory Garden." My city
is starting one, and I am very much involved from the ground up
(pun). I've volunteered to help construct raised beds because I've
done it in my own back yard, and I really want to help my community
get on the program.

To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. The new
LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. I also
bought a rosemary plant for my garden. Fresh rosemary is so much
better than dried.

Michelle, you rock, and I hope you can inspire people to grow
veggies.
>
> Cindy
>
> --
> C.J. Fuller

--Bryan

Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> I was thinking earlier today about how it would be cool to have a t-
> shirt that said, "Be like Michelle. Plant a Victory Garden." My city
> is starting one, and I am very much involved from the ground up
> (pun). I've volunteered to help construct raised beds because I've
> done it in my own back yard, and I really want to help my community
> get on the program.
>
> To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
> growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. The new
> LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
> especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. I also
> bought a rosemary plant for my garden. Fresh rosemary is so much
> better than dried.

Since you enjoy cooking, you will like having fresh rosemary. Herbs
seem fairly easy to grow. Go ahead and try a few others, you will be so
glad you did. I have herbs planted in the ground, growing in pots and I
have a few growing in hanging baskets; chives, parsley, oregano, mint.


Becca

"Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 19, 11:13 pm, Cindy Fuller >
wrote:
snip

To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. The new
LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. I also
bought a rosemary plant for my garden. Fresh rosemary is so much
better than dried.

Michelle, you rock, and I hope you can inspire people to grow
veggies.
>--Bryan
What LED grow lights? I'm still working with the florescent ones from the
60's.
Janet

In article
>
Cindy Fuller > wrote:
> The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
> beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. To be fair, the
> chefs requested the arugula.

> Cindy

Beehives? Huh! I wonder who's going to weed the garden.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - pot pie
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article
> >
> Cindy Fuller > wrote:
>> The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
>> beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. To be fair, the
>> chefs requested the arugula.
>
>> Cindy
>
> Beehives? Huh! I wonder who's going to weed the garden.
> --



Someone wearing a bee suit?

Jill

On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:41:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article
>
> Cindy Fuller > wrote:
>> The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
>> beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. To be fair, the
>> chefs requested the arugula.
>
>> Cindy
>
>Beehives? Huh! I wonder who's going to weed the garden.

You need the bees to keep the garden pollinated, especially fruits and
berries. Bees won't bother you if you don't bother them. I love to
see them in my garden. I would be more concerned about who picks the
berries unless they plant thornless varieties.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article
> >
> Cindy Fuller > wrote:
>> The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
>> beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. To be fair, the
>> chefs requested the arugula.
>
>> Cindy
>
> Beehives? Huh! I wonder who's going to weed the garden.
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
You only need to keep clear of their flyways (bee highways) and you won't
get hit by any bees.
Janet

On Mar 20, 6:59*am, Becca > wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> > I was thinking earlier today about how it would be cool to have a t-
> > shirt that said, "Be like Michelle. *Plant a Victory Garden." *My city
> > is starting one, and I am very much involved from the ground up
> > (pun). *I've volunteered to help construct raised beds because I've
> > done it in my own back yard, and I really want to help my community
> > get on the program.
>
> > To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
> > growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. *The new
> > LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
> > especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. *I also
> > bought a rosemary plant for my garden. *Fresh rosemary is so much
> > better than dried.
>
> Since you enjoy cooking, you will like having fresh rosemary. *Herbs
> seem fairly easy to grow. Go ahead and try a few others, you will be so
> glad you did. *I have herbs planted in the ground, growing in pots and I
> have a few growing in hanging baskets; chives, parsley, oregano, mint.

My wife grows sage, mint, basil, parsley, etc. We're planting catnip
for our kitty.

Our sweet cherry trees arrived yesterday. We've already got two, but
the pollinator for them died.
The blackberries should show up soon, Prime Jan and Prime Jim.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles...me-Jan2005.pdf
I'm setting up a grow light arrangement in my basement to raise
seedlings, but I also hope to grow tomatoes year round.
>
> Becca

--Bryan

On Mar 20, 7:28*am, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
> "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Mar 19, 11:13 pm, Cindy Fuller >
> wrote:
> snip
>
> To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
> growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. *The new
> LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
> especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. *I also
> bought a rosemary plant for my garden. *Fresh rosemary is so much
> better than dried.
>
> Michelle, you rock, and I hope you can inspire people to grow
> veggies.
>
>--Bryan
>
> What LED grow lights? *I'm still working with the florescent ones from the
> 60's.

See Ebay: Item number: 180338517106

Also, one of my coworkers is going to give me a couple of fluorescent
grow lights that are just taking up space in her garage.

> Janet

--Bryan

Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
> "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Mar 19, 11:13 pm, Cindy Fuller >
> wrote:
> snip
>
> To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
> growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. The new
> LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
> especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. I also
> bought a rosemary plant for my garden. Fresh rosemary is so much
> better than dried.
>
> Michelle, you rock, and I hope you can inspire people to grow
> veggies.
> >--Bryan
> What LED grow lights? I'm still working with the florescent ones from the
> 60's.
> Janet

LEDs are less efficient than fluorescent lamps too. There is some myth
out there that LEDs are more efficient, based probable on the lower
typical power consumption for the available units, however the fact is
that the lumens per Watt are lower for LEDs than fluorescents.

Pete C. wrote:
> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Mar 19, 11:13 pm, Cindy Fuller >
>> wrote:
>> snip
>>
>> To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
>> growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. The new
>> LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
>> especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. I also
>> bought a rosemary plant for my garden. Fresh rosemary is so much
>> better than dried.
>>
>> Michelle, you rock, and I hope you can inspire people to grow
>> veggies.
>>> --Bryan
>> What LED grow lights? I'm still working with the florescent ones from the
>> 60's.
>> Janet
>
> LEDs are less efficient than fluorescent lamps too. There is some myth
> out there that LEDs are more efficient, based probable on the lower
> typical power consumption for the available units, however the fact is
> that the lumens per Watt are lower for LEDs than fluorescents.

I've been using fluorescents for years, they're on right now starting
veggie plants for our garden. I use a Kitchen and Bath tube with a
daylight tube to imitate actual sunlight and it appears to work. Read
about it in Organic Gardening years ago.

In article >,
"Janet Bostwick" > wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message

> > Beehives? Huh! I wonder who's going to weed the garden.

> You only need to keep clear of their flyways (bee highways) and you won't
> get hit by any bees.
> Janet

Sure. I hope they do their job in the garden.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - pot pie
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

In article >,
The Cook > wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:41:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >In article
> >
> > Cindy Fuller > wrote:
> >> The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
> >> beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. To be fair, the
> >> chefs requested the arugula.
> >
> >> Cindy
> >
> >Beehives? Huh! I wonder who's going to weed the garden.
>
> You need the bees to keep the garden pollinated, especially fruits and
> berries.

Sure. It's probably a sterile environment right now to keep that grass
loookin' good.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - pot pie
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

In article >,
"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' > news:barbschaller-
> : in rec.food.cooking
> > Beehives? Huh! I wonder who's going to weed the garden.
>
> Why we are of course! In our tin foil beekeeper's hats I'll bet you
> liked this part of the article:
>
> " There will be no beets (the president doesn’t like them)" Y'all have
> something in common :-)
>
> Michael

I didn't read the story; I've always thought him a man of good taste.
My man!! <g>
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - pot pie
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> > Beehives? Huh! I wonder who's going to weed the garden.
> > --

> Someone wearing a bee suit?
>
> Jill

It oughtta be the kids. (Hey, they make their own beds; they could help
with "outside chores, too. <grin>) It builds character. :-)
That's what I always told my whiners when I made them scrub pickling
cucumbers. Now I wash them in the washing machine with a couple towels.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - pot pie
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
...
> Pete C. wrote:
>> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>> "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> On Mar 19, 11:13 pm, Cindy Fuller >
>>> wrote:
>>> snip
>>>
>>> To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
>>> growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. The new
>>> LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
>>> especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. I also
>>> bought a rosemary plant for my garden. Fresh rosemary is so much
>>> better than dried.
>>>
>>> Michelle, you rock, and I hope you can inspire people to grow
>>> veggies.
>>>> --Bryan
>>> What LED grow lights? I'm still working with the florescent ones from
>>> the
>>> 60's.
>>> Janet
>>
>> LEDs are less efficient than fluorescent lamps too. There is some myth
>> out there that LEDs are more efficient, based probable on the lower
>> typical power consumption for the available units, however the fact is
>> that the lumens per Watt are lower for LEDs than fluorescents.
>
> I've been using fluorescents for years, they're on right now starting
> veggie plants for our garden. I use a Kitchen and Bath tube with a
> daylight tube to imitate actual sunlight and it appears to work. Read
> about it in Organic Gardening years ago.
I dropped my subscription to Organic Gardening years ago, so I'm not aware
of your configuration. Please explain how Kitchen and Bath tube
benefits/differs from the florescent lights. Thanks.
Janet

On Mar 20, 9:20*am, The Cook > wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:41:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>
> > wrote:
> >In article
> >
> > Cindy Fuller > wrote:
> >> The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
> >> beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. *To be fair, the
> >> chefs requested the arugula. *
>
> >> Cindy
>
> >Beehives? *Huh! *I wonder who's going to weed the garden.
>
> You need the bees to keep the garden pollinated, especially fruits and
> berries. *Bees won't bother you if you don't bother them. *I love to
> see them in my garden. *I would be more concerned about who picks the
> berries unless they plant thornless varieties.

Also, honey bees are fussy. They don't work in strong breezes, they
only fly and forage when the temps are between 55 and 85F, and they
don't work in the rain or after dark.

I wish I belonged to their union<G>

maxine in ri

"Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 20, 7:28 am, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
> "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Mar 19, 11:13 pm, Cindy Fuller >
> wrote:
> snip
>
> To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
> growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. The new
> LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
> especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. I also
> bought a rosemary plant for my garden. Fresh rosemary is so much
> better than dried.
>
> Michelle, you rock, and I hope you can inspire people to grow
> veggies.
>
>--Bryan
>
> What LED grow lights? I'm still working with the florescent ones from the
> 60's.

See Ebay: Item number: 180338517106

Also, one of my coworkers is going to give me a couple of fluorescent
grow lights that are just taking up space in her garage.

> Janet

--Bryan

Interesting. Thanks
Janet

On Mar 20, 10:30*am, "Pete C." > wrote:
> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
> > "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
> ....
> > On Mar 19, 11:13 pm, Cindy Fuller >
> > wrote:
> > snip
>
> > To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
> > growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. *The new
> > LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
> > especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. *I also
> > bought a rosemary plant for my garden. *Fresh rosemary is so much
> > better than dried.
>
> > Michelle, you rock, and I hope you can inspire people to grow
> > veggies.
> > >--Bryan
> > What LED grow lights? *I'm still working with the florescent ones from the
> > 60's.
> > Janet
>
> LEDs are less efficient than fluorescent lamps too. There is some myth
> out there that LEDs are more efficient, based probable on the lower
> typical power consumption for the available units, however the fact is
> that the lumens per Watt are lower for LEDs than fluorescents.

But for grow lights they're great. They are more carefully tailored
to specific wavelengths. Plus, the cooler operating temperature means
you can put them closer, meaning less of the light is wasted into the
surrounding environment.

Also, some of the newer LEDs are more efficient than fluorescents.
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/s...leID=189501072
http://www.arraylighting.com/product...y_par30_8.html
Plus, they last a long, long time, and are dimmable.

--Bryan

In article
>
,
Cindy Fuller > wrote:

> In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
> > For those that are interested:
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/di...b.html?_r=1&hp
> >
> > Christine
>
> The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
> beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. To be fair, the
> chefs requested the arugula.
>
> The term arugula is code in our household for something hopelessly
> yuppie, or whatever the 2009 equivalent is.
>
> Cindy

My mom loved the stuff, and I had a nice patch of it in the herb garden
for her as a salad green.

Personally, I think it's like Cilantro. Something I cannot even stand
the SMELL of! :-p

I'm so not a rocket lettuce fan...
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> > I was thinking earlier today about how it would be cool to have a t-
> > shirt that said, "Be like Michelle. Plant a Victory Garden." My city
> > is starting one, and I am very much involved from the ground up
> > (pun). I've volunteered to help construct raised beds because I've
> > done it in my own back yard, and I really want to help my community
> > get on the program.
> >
> > To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
> > growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. The new
> > LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
> > especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. I also
> > bought a rosemary plant for my garden. Fresh rosemary is so much
> > better than dried.
>
> Since you enjoy cooking, you will like having fresh rosemary. Herbs
> seem fairly easy to grow. Go ahead and try a few others, you will be so
> glad you did. I have herbs planted in the ground, growing in pots and I
> have a few growing in hanging baskets; chives, parsley, oregano, mint.
>
>
> Becca

I think basil is one of the biggies. The fresh tastes SO much better
and different than dried.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Janet Bostwick wrote:
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Pete C. wrote:
>>> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>>> "Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> On Mar 19, 11:13 pm, Cindy Fuller >
>>>> wrote:
>>>> snip
>>>>
>>>> To tell the truth, I've never been great at gardening, but the idea of
>>>> growing my own food has always been darned near an obsession. The new
>>>> LED grow lights offer the promise of practical basement gardening,
>>>> especially raising tomatoes and chiles for future transplant. I also
>>>> bought a rosemary plant for my garden. Fresh rosemary is so much
>>>> better than dried.
>>>>
>>>> Michelle, you rock, and I hope you can inspire people to grow
>>>> veggies.
>>>>> --Bryan
>>>> What LED grow lights? I'm still working with the florescent ones from
>>>> the
>>>> 60's.
>>>> Janet
>>> LEDs are less efficient than fluorescent lamps too. There is some myth
>>> out there that LEDs are more efficient, based probable on the lower
>>> typical power consumption for the available units, however the fact is
>>> that the lumens per Watt are lower for LEDs than fluorescents.
>> I've been using fluorescents for years, they're on right now starting
>> veggie plants for our garden. I use a Kitchen and Bath tube with a
>> daylight tube to imitate actual sunlight and it appears to work. Read
>> about it in Organic Gardening years ago.
> I dropped my subscription to Organic Gardening years ago, so I'm not aware
> of your configuration. Please explain how Kitchen and Bath tube
> benefits/differs from the florescent lights. Thanks.
> Janet
>
>
It's the combination of the two Janet, a Kitchen and bath tube combined
with a daylight tube. Neither contains all the components of real
sunshine but the two together do. At least that was the theory and it
has worked for me better than just two daylight tubes. I tried that one
year to get some real data on which was best. The plants under the K&B
plus daylight tubes, grew quicker and more robust than those under the
plain daylight tubes.

In addition neither type of tube costs very much whereas the so-called
grow-light tubes are fairly expensive, or were when I was shopping for
them some time ago.

maxine wrote:
> On Mar 20, 9:20 am, The Cook > wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:41:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>>
>> > wrote:
>>> In article
>>> >
>>> Cindy Fuller > wrote:
>>>> The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
>>>> beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. To be fair, the
>>>> chefs requested the arugula.
>>>> Cindy
>>> Beehives? Huh! I wonder who's going to weed the garden.
>> You need the bees to keep the garden pollinated, especially fruits and
>> berries. Bees won't bother you if you don't bother them. I love to
>> see them in my garden. I would be more concerned about who picks the
>> berries unless they plant thornless varieties.
>
> Also, honey bees are fussy. They don't work in strong breezes, they
> only fly and forage when the temps are between 55 and 85F, and they
> don't work in the rain or after dark.
>
> I wish I belonged to their union<G>
>
> maxine in ri
We have orchard mason bee blocks around the garden area, they are native
to this continent whereas honey bees are European in origin. Plus they
are not susceptible to the diseases that have been killing off honey bee
hives the last ten years. There are several places to buy the dormant
mason bees and their houses on the web. Little buggers work in about any
kind of weather excepting hurricanes. Plus they don't sting at all.

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
.. .
> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Pete C. wrote:
snip
>>> I've been using fluorescents for years, they're on right now starting
>>> veggie plants for our garden. I use a Kitchen and Bath tube with a
>>> daylight tube to imitate actual sunlight and it appears to work. Read
>>> about it in Organic Gardening years ago.
>> I dropped my subscription to Organic Gardening years ago, so I'm not
>> aware of your configuration. Please explain how Kitchen and Bath tube
>> benefits/differs from the florescent lights. Thanks.
>> Janet
> It's the combination of the two Janet, a Kitchen and bath tube combined
> with a daylight tube. Neither contains all the components of real sunshine
> but the two together do. At least that was the theory and it has worked
> for me better than just two daylight tubes. I tried that one year to get
> some real data on which was best. The plants under the K&B plus daylight
> tubes, grew quicker and more robust than those under the plain daylight
> tubes.
>
> In addition neither type of tube costs very much whereas the so-called
> grow-light tubes are fairly expensive, or were when I was shopping for
> them some time ago.
Thanks for the info, George. I'll investigate further. My setup uses two
florescent and 3 regular 40-watt bulbs.
Janet

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article
> >
> Cindy Fuller > wrote:
> > The Washington Post article says there will be berries, a couple of
> > beehives, and vegetables including (gasp!) arugula. To be fair, the
> > chefs requested the arugula.
>
> > Cindy
>
> Beehives? Huh! I wonder who's going to weed the garden.
>


Michelle Obama's mother, natcherly! That lady is *one* tough cookie, she
*runs* that White House and believe me *nothing* gets by her...those puny
bees will be all a-scared of her and be on their *best* behavior...

Seriously, I love Michelle's mother, she is no - nonsense and a part of the
Obama's success can be attributed to her. We need more moms and grandmas
like her...


--
Best
Greg

On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:52:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>
> It builds character. :-) That's what I always told my whiners when I made them scrub pickling
>cucumbers. Now I wash them in the washing machine with a couple towels.


How do you wash cucumbers in the washing machine?

Thanks!
Tara

Tara wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:52:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
>
>> It builds character. :-) That's what I always told my whiners when I made them scrub pickling
>> cucumbers. Now I wash them in the washing machine with a couple towels.
>>
>
>
> How do you wash cucumbers in the washing machine?
>
> Thanks!
> Tara


My mother washed turnip greens, mustard greens and collard greens in the
washing machine. When I was a kid, I thought that was strange. lol


Becca

Becca wrote:
> Tara wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:52:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> It builds character. :-) That's what I always told my whiners
>>> when I made them scrub pickling cucumbers. Now I wash them in the
>>> washing machine with a couple towels.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> How do you wash cucumbers in the washing machine?
>> Thanks!
>> Tara
>
>
>
> My mother washed turnip greens, mustard greens and collard greens in the
> washing machine. When I was a kid, I thought that was strange. lol

It works well to get rid of the sand, on gentle, and as long as it
doesn't go through the spin cycle. Unless you *only* want the stems.

In article >,
Tara > wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:52:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >
> > It builds character. :-) That's what I always told my whiners when I
> > made them scrub pickling
> >cucumbers. Now I wash them in the washing machine with a couple towels.
>
>
> How do you wash cucumbers in the washing machine?
>
> Thanks!
> Tara

Put them in the washing machine, fill it with water and a couple terry
towels, maybe a drop of detergent, and run the gentle cycle (wash and
rinse). Remove cucumbers from machine and proceed with the recipe.
I've done it for years. My kids ask why I didn't do it when they were
little and I tell them it's because I had them to do it! <grin>

I've got pictures somewhere. . .
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