On 11/2/2013 11:50 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "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.

It seems that no-one is talking to anyone else. The light plastic box is
not much bigger than the head of lettuce it contains and about the same
size as a bag of greens.

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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