cleaning spinach

[Guest guest]

What's wrong, don't you like that eating at the beach feel in your mouth? LOL

This is what works for me. I always fill up the sink with fresh water and salt

and let it soak. Some reason the salted water pulls out the sand. You might

want to rinse it first, soak and swish in salted water for a few minutes and

then run water over it again. See if this works for you.........Donna

 

subprong <subprong wrote:

There must be some sort of trick to cleaning/rinsing fresh spinach. The last

time I got a batch to mix in with my lettuce for salads I could not get

everything out. I put it through the salad spinner several times. Still when

I'd eat salads I'd feel like there is sand mixed in. It was gross, loud

(internally) and annoying as heck.

 

On 8/2/05, wrote:

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My mother's rule for cleaning spinach was: ALWAYS rinse THREE times in

clean water !! I know because it was always my job when I was young, and I

didn't like taking the time!

Jane

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Donna. Will give it a try the next time I get fresh spinach. I

notice that sometimes it depends on the store I go to as to how dirty the

produce can be.

 

On 8/3/05, GeminiDragon wrote:

>

> What's wrong, don't you like that eating at the beach feel in your mouth?

> LOL

> This is what works for me. I always fill up the sink with fresh water and

> salt and let it soak. Some reason the salted water pulls out the sand. You

> might want to rinse it first, soak and swish in salted water for a few

> minutes and then run water over it again. See if this works for

> you.........Donna

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Donna - does the salt make the spinach salty at all? I

juice a lot of spinach and have to bascially scrub

each leave but I don't want salty juice on that same

token! In a salad or rice dish it might be okay but

not for juice ;-)

 

~Mel

 

 

What's wrong, don't you like that eating at the beach

feel in your mouth? LOL This is what works for me. I

always fill up the sink with fresh water and salt and

let it soak. Some reason the salted water pulls out

the sand. You might want to rinse it first, soak and

swish in salted water for a few minutes and then run

water over it again. See if this works for

you.........Donna

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

No, there's no salty taste. My Gran and Mom both always did this. You rinse it

one or two times in clear water. Then soak in the sink with just some salt, I

never measure it, just pour some in. I whirl the water around so the salt has

blended in and dissolved then I let the spinach soak a few minutes and swish it

around in the water, and then fill up the sink again to rinse off. It not only

pulls out the grit but I've had many hidden small bugs floating around in the

water too that didn't appear in the first clear water rinse, maybe that's one of

the reasons for using salt. Donna

 

Melissa Hill <assilembob wrote: Donna - does the salt make the

spinach salty at all? I

juice a lot of spinach and have to bascially scrub

each leave but I don't want salty juice on that same

token! In a salad or rice dish it might be okay but

not for juice ;-)

 

~Mel

 

 

What's wrong, don't you like that eating at the beach

feel in your mouth? LOL This is what works for me. I

always fill up the sink with fresh water and salt and

let it soak. Some reason the salted water pulls out

the sand. You might want to rinse it first, soak and

swish in salted water for a few minutes and then run

water over it again. See if this works for

you.........Donna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

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that's all..

 

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On Thursday, August 4, 2005, at 09:24 AM, GeminiDragon wrote:

\ It not only pulls out the grit but I've had many hidden small bugs

floating around in the water too that didn't appear in the first clear

water rinse, maybe that's one of the reasons for using salt.  Donna

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