"Julie Bove" wrote in message news

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Hank Rogers" wrote in message news > Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Cheri" wrote in message news >>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
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>>> Brice wrote:
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>>>> > Once in a while I
>>>> >buy a small bag of shredded iceberg when I know I will use it for
>>>> tacos >or
>>>> >sandwiches. Reason for that is I will never use up a head of iceberg.
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>>>> You could buy a whole iceberg lettuce, shred one half and send the
>>>> other half to Yemen.
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>>> A whole head of lettuce is usually less than a preshedded bag.
>>> You also get more very fresh for the money.
>>> Even if you don't use it all, it's still cheaper to buy whole.
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>>> When I buy a whole head, it's usually on sale for about $1.00. As
>>> I know it might go bad before I use it, I actually plan meals
>>> around it as to use it up before it goes off. Keep it no more
>>> than a week at the longest... use within 3-4 days is best.
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>> When I don't use it all and it become rusty, I feed it to the worms in
>> compost pile.
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>> Cheri
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>> Yes, that is where ours ends up )
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>> BTW is the lettuce you buy wrapped in cellophane/clear plastic? I found
>> that if I take it off and wrap it myself in paper towels, it lasts a lot
>> longer in the fridge!
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> Sounds like a plan ... but then I realized all the paper towels would cost
> as much as the lettuce
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> Really??

Paper towels aren't cheap any more. You can get store brands for around $1 a
roll but they're small and not always good quality.

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I don't really notice the price ours so they can't be very much overpriced.
We always buy ours in a 'cheap' store anyway. I tend to get the mid range
so they are strong enough as well as cheap