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BrachaVHatzlocha

Mon, Apr 21 2008, 11:31 pm

I made the seder for the first time myself and B"H all went well.
The only issue I had was.......the lettuce!
I should have bought the "green house" lettuce that only required rinsing. But I didn't.
I am so nervous because I read that some bugs camouflage into the lettuce. I had a guest help me check, but I hated that task.
What did you do??

greenfire

Mon, Apr 21 2008, 11:39 pm

well you wash off the lettuce ... soak in salt ... then rinse and check ... you need good eyes and good light ...

justanothermother

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 2:18 am

I bought the greenhouse lettuce and found bugs anyway.

cookielady

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 2:21 am

us too. full of bugs anyway.

qeenB

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 8:46 am

I buy the bags of romaine hearts, the ones that are three hearts in a package. they are usualy not buggy and very easy to clean.

Clarissa

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 9:00 am

qeenB wrote:

I buy the bags of romaine hearts, the ones that are three hearts in a package. they are usualy not buggy and very easy to clean.

That's what we buy, as well.

Koshermomma

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 9:29 am

We don't use romaine - we use horseradish root, but I do have a question for all of you romaine eaters -is it really bitter when you eat it? I could understand using endive or radicchio - those are really bitter! - but I use romaine all the time at home, and it doesn't seem like it would be bitter, even in large quantities. Just asking.....

justanothermother

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 10:04 am

We only use Romaine for our children. I don't find it bitter at all, even in large amounts.

chocolate moose

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 10:13 am

this is the first year we used romaine hearts, and yes, it's bitter in large amounts with nothing to temper it !!!

Tamiri

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 10:16 am

Supposedly, "endive" is the real bitter herb you are supposed to use! If you have ever had endive, you will know what I am talking about. But if that's "real" - did they have that back in the day? Did they have Romaine? Horseradish root? What do the Sfardim use?

chocolate moose

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 10:28 am

haven had endives for years ......

greenfire

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 10:41 am

the idea to romaine lettuce is that while it grows sweet - if you leave it too long in the ground it turns bitter ...

anyways I use both the lettuce and the horseradish straight up - nice and potent ... my kids brought some hearts from dxh so a good chunk is a kezayis ...

chocolate moose

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 11:26 am

potent is the word, all right, when we're moaning ....

faigie

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 11:29 am

I eat a solid chunk of horseradish root.
that my friends IS bitter,, enough to make your face red,,, enough to make your ears burn.

Motek

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 11:44 am

justanothermother wrote:

I bought the greenhouse lettuce and found bugs anyway.

which brand?

cookielady wrote:

us too. full of bugs anyway.

which brand?

Tehilla

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 11:48 am

we bought aleh katif lettuce and it had bugs.

so now we just buy andy boy and DH does his (former) mashgiach thing...

justanothermother

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 12:20 pm

Alei Katif

$6/bag = $1.20/bug

greenfire

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 1:10 pm

justanothermother wrote:

$6/bag = $1.20/bug

in some places it was $8 so how much more are the bugs ?!?!?! Twisted Evil

cookielady

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 1:12 pm

Alei Katif, 5 dollars a bag

PIP

Tue, Apr 22 2008, 1:18 pm

Just curious, was it Alei Katif Romaine from Israel or Mexico?

Note: the bugs you see in Alei Katif (from Israel) are not the reg bugs found in regular romaine. they dont furrow into the leaf and grip tightly like thripes. The bugs in lets say Andy Boy are much harder to see if you dont have a light box. They are the same color as the lettuce, and very tiny. In Alei Katif, those bugs are just regular bugs that come off easily with just rinsing. (and are more noticeable)

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