"W. Baker" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove > wrote:
>
> : "W. Baker" > wrote in message
> : ...
> : > Julie Bove > wrote:
> : > : >> >
> : > : >> > what I do find difficult is making salad for one and keeping
> the
> : > greens
> : > : >> > fresh for a few days as, if I want a variety of vegetables in
> the
> : > : >> > salad,
> : > : >> > lettuces, baby greens, tomatoes, radishes, etc, one serving
> uses so
> : > few
> : > : >> > of
> : > : >> > each that they tend to go rotten before I an finish them.
> : > : >> >
> : > : >> > Wendy
> : > : >>
> : > : >> Yes, I find that to be a problem too, since I'm usually the only
> one
> : > : >> eating
> : > : >> it.
> : > : >>
> : > : >
> : > : > I've gotten better at not overbuying, but I do try to store greens
> in
> : > a
> : > : > way that minimizes waste and spoilage. I have a Rubbermaid crisper
> : > bowl
> : > : > that I keep washed lettuce in. It has a little grill in the bottom
> so
> : > : > that the lettuce isn't sitting in any water that hasn't spun off
> after
> : > I
> : > : > wash the lettuce. Other items get wrapped in a damp paper towel
> and
> : > : > stored in a closed plastic bag. I put cut radishes in the lettuce
> : > : > crisper, along with cucumbers that I've cut into. Mushrooms tend
> to be
> : > a
> : > : > big problem in the summer, as I sometimes get tired of mushrooms
> : > before
> : > : > I finish a box; in the winter, spare mushrooms go into soup.
> : >
> : > : Cucumbers are the bad thing here. Costco sells tiny ones but you
> have
> : > to
> : > : buy a ton! If we could get one or two tiny ones it would be
> perfect. I
> : > : hate touching slimy cukes.
> : >
> : > simple solution is to buy the tiny (or any cukes) at another store
> that
> : > sells them either by fewer pieces or by the pound. Each cuke may clst
> : > more, but if you only eat two or three and thow out the slimy rest,
> you
> : > are not sving anyting.
>
> : There is no other store that sells them.
> : >
> : > I find those tiny Persian cukes to be great to have on hand for a
> snack
> : > when I get the munchies. Has angela tried that?
>
>
> : She might eat one or two but that's about it. The Costco sized bags
> have
> : something like 30 in there. She can't even eat one cucumber in the
> course
> : of the week. Exception being for the few days when she was making
> : smoothies. I think she got burned out on those. Is eating none now and
> of
> : course I bought a bag of frozen strawberries from Costco. Nobody will
> eat
> : those now.
>
> I buy th elittle cukes by the pound so I can buy just 2 or 3 adn they will
> last me a week. At Trader Joes, they sell them in packs of 5, which is
> not bad, but I do have to rmemember to eat them within a week. I would
> never consider buying 30 in a pack unless I was expecting tons of guests
> who loved cukes:-)

They are cheap. I have never seen them in any other store. Just the plain
ones and the English.