In article >,
Steve Wertz > wrote:

> If making a regular old green salad with iceberg lettuce, do you
> wash/rinse your lettuce? Why or why not?


I strip a couple outer leaves then smack the core against the inside of
the sink wall to loosen in. I run water into the loosened head and
drain it for a while before bagging with a paper towel and refrigerating.
Why? Seems like the Right Thing to do.
FWIW.

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