"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 02 Nov 2013 09:16:04 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> This is perhaps OT but the lettuce heads with roots still attached sold
>> in a plastic box can keep for a week or more in the fridge if you add a
>> little water to the well containing the roots. The price is usually no
>> great bargain but the boxes are convenient.
>
> And when buying any other lettuce severed from it's roots, always look
> at the cut surface of the stalk on the bottom. The less pink or brown
> oxidation you see on that flat surface, the fresher it is and less
> likely to be bitter.

Yes, that is a good indication

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