re: Salad Products Recalled for Possible E. coli

Almond — 11/23/2019 1:01:36 AM

I am not buying lettuce or "greens". At this time of year, I still have red and green cabbages in cold storage. I need to see if there are still Brussels sprouts in the garden--I should see if any more baby cabbages, romaine and kohlrabis snuck through, too, in protected areas, even though we had a frost. I put up sauerkraut and spiced red cabbage. I noticed weeds (for salads) growing and thriving, too.

This is a good time of year to consider growing sprouts indoors. I will experiment and use up any leftover seed from this year. Not just mung bean, but also radish seed, broccoli, etc. (I have never had luck with sunflower seed, though.) If you do not have sprouting lids, you can try one of the following. Use a sterile glass quart jar. Wide mouth is easiest. Tie a round cut from clean panty hose over the top and secure it with a rubber band. Or, cut screen material avail cheap, by the foot, from the hardware store and secure it underneath a canning lid. You can find more directions online. If you use a sprouting lid, occasionally, scrub it with a clean toothbrush reserved for this purpose. I still like to run lids thru the dishwasher, too.