more sprouting problems

[Guest guest]

I just can't seem to get the darned chickpeas to sprout correctly. I

just threw another batch away. I assume if they are smelling sour they

are no good. Is this correct? To be fair, I did forget to rinse them

one morning before leaving the house so they went about 16 hours

without rinsing. Could that be the problem? Also, even when I rinsed

them the water never rinsed clear. It was always a bit foggy and

bubbly. I used a ton of bottled water on those darn things.

 

Any suggestions? My onion bread is all done and here I am without

hummus, once again.

 

Tammy

[Guest guest]

rawfood , Hank <hank wrote:

>

> I just can't seem to get the darned chickpeas to sprout

correctly. I

> just threw another batch away. I assume if they are smelling sour

they

> are no good. Is this correct? To be fair, I did forget to rinse

them

> one morning before leaving the house so they went about 16 hours

> without rinsing. Could that be the problem? Also, even when I

rinsed

> them the water never rinsed clear. It was always a bit foggy and

> bubbly. I used a ton of bottled water on those darn things.

>

> Any suggestions? My onion bread is all done and here I am without

> hummus, once again.

>

> Tammy

>

My co-op sells raw hummus ;>)

 

I have had similar experiences with hummus in general, whether it

was raw or not -- I have never been able to make good hummus! The

raw foods store near me that also sells raw hummus told me how to

sprout them -- they only soak them for 24 hrs. Then they lay out the

chickpeas in a tin roasting pan (about 2 - 3 inches high), and keep

them covered with a damp paper towel for 2 days (no water -- maybe

they rinse them, but I can't remember).

 

Melanie