"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 11/2/2013 11:28 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>> On 11/2/2013 9:50 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
>>> ...
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>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Why it is OT? The thread is about how to keep salad greens fresh)
>>>
>>> At least *you* are talking about salad greens ..
>>>
>>
>> I was thinking the question concerned loose greens of different sorts
>> ready to go in a salad.
>
> I'm pretty sure Julie buys bags of pre-chopped salad, so it's doubtful
> there are roots attached.

I usually do. I have bought the heads a few times but generally only when I
am planning to make a huge salad to use right away. I just don't have room
to store things in plastic boxes.