"l not -l" > wrote in message
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> On 25-Oct-2013, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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>> That's what they had at Target today. In the past, I have bought the
>> shredded iceberg which I prefer but it always goes brown not long
>> after I
>> open it and sometimes is brown even in the store, in which case I
>> won't buy
>> it. The bag said it was great for tacos and other things. Well...
>> It was
>> not great on my tostada. Iceberg just seems the lettuce of choice.
>>
>> Yes, I know I could have purchased the whole head but it would likely
>> go to
>> waste. I only needed a little bit. I don't know if they (Fresh
>> Express)
>> still do the iceberg but Target didn't have it. Perhaps they figured
>> this
>> kind would hold up better in the package. And it probably will. But
>> it's
>> just not the right taste.
> I was never satisfied with the quality of bagged lettuce, regardless of
> brand; it was always as you say, brown or getting there very fast or,
> just as bad, soggy. UNTIL, I tried the bagged salad from Aldi; the Aldi
> I shop has very good quality salad that stays fresh for several days and
> is only 99 cents for a 12 ounce bag. I can't say whether they have a
> better supplier or just handle it better in store; whatever the reason,
> the Aldi I shop consistently has decent bagged salad.

Sadly we have no Aldi here.