tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post2106697015738639872..comments2024-03-18T19:34:36.812-07:00Comments on Morning Coffee: AbundanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-78714426879950503172008-08-05T13:20:00.000-07:002008-08-05T13:20:00.000-07:00Our greens are bitter, too...but they're okay to e...Our greens are bitter, too...but they're okay to eat if you have enough other stuff with it, like grape tomatoes, gorgonzola cheese, some chopped up chicken and cucumbers. Yum.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411789923271959623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-81841856265852515052008-08-05T11:02:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:02:00.000-07:00It's a good thing lettuce grows year round, then, ...It's a good thing lettuce grows year round, then, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-74369964935514825432008-08-04T16:30:00.000-07:002008-08-04T16:30:00.000-07:00Hi Mimi,Oh, sorry no!! If you freeze lettuce all ...Hi Mimi,<BR/>Oh, sorry no!! If you freeze lettuce all the cells will burst. <BR/><BR/>And I forgot to mention a FIRST first important step: after the lettuce is washed, but before you spin it, soak it in cold water for 30 minutes or so. The idea is to fully hydrate all the cells. Then spin, dry, bag, and de-oxygenate asap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-91595609331296410982008-08-02T17:10:00.000-07:002008-08-02T17:10:00.000-07:00Mimi, a good way to deal with lettuce is to wash c...<I>Mimi, a good way to deal with lettuce is to wash carefully, dry thoroughly in a salad spinner, blog dry the rest of the way, then put in plastic bags and press all the air out (like Alana shows). It should keep for several weeks in the fridge this way. Wisdom from a food scientist (not me).<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Awesome! Thanks! Can you freeze the baggies too?Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-83446832444099880612008-08-01T11:07:00.000-07:002008-08-01T11:07:00.000-07:00Hi Alana, nothing to do with vegetables and forgiv...Hi Alana, nothing to do with vegetables and forgive me for being lazy and not emailing this:<BR/> <BR/>http://www.snowflake66.com/<BR/><BR/>I thought you and your DDs might *love* this concept and you would definitely have the talent/skills/materials/equipment to do it!<BR/><BR/>PS -- Amazing that the lettuce has lasted this long. I'd have expected bolting bitterness back in June some time. Good for you!<BR/><BR/>Mimi, a good way to deal with lettuce is to wash carefully, dry thoroughly in a salad spinner, blog dry the rest of the way, then put in plastic bags and press all the air out (like Alana shows). It should keep for several weeks in the fridge this way. Wisdom from a food scientist (not me).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-14845203194794764292008-08-01T10:20:00.000-07:002008-08-01T10:20:00.000-07:00I'm not sure how to put up lettuce, and we've had ...I'm not sure how to put up lettuce, and we've had a bumper crop from our CSA as well.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02645484704486562810noreply@blogger.com