> Sam wrote: > > I planted lettuce in the fall of last year. I live in Tennessee. It > > never really grew. We had a cold winter, got snow,frost, etc. Now > > it's spring and the lettuce is now doing great. A few spots, but > > looks great for the most part. Is it still safe to eat? > > There is nothing inherently wrong with old lettuce that has grown slowly > other than it could be bitter to taste. This bitterness is not harmful just > unpleasant. Lettuce and other salad vegetables get to be dangerous due to > unsafe handling practices where they are contaminated with fecal coliforms. > This is most often during preparation. If you observe normal food handling > precautions and wash it in clean water there should be no problem. If the > spots are unsightly trim them out. > > David
The main thing I like about homegrown lettuce is its flavor. The fast
grown, commercial lettuce tastes bland to me. Although, arugula is over
the top in flavor. Too bad it's not one that I like.
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
As long as you didn't spray fertilizer or contaminate the ground around
the
lettuce, you should be fine. Like others said, just make sure to
wash the
lettuce and any vegetables and fruits you harvest from your
garden to prevent
from getting sick. You might want to taste one leaf
before preparing it all to
make sure it tastes good and isn't bitter.
--
Vega
Posted by Steve B on April 26, 2010, 6:16 pm
> As long as you didn't spray fertilizer or contaminate the ground around > the lettuce, you should be fine. Like others said, just make sure to > wash the lettuce and any vegetables and fruits you harvest from your > garden to prevent from getting sick. You might want to taste one leaf > before preparing it all to make sure it tastes good and isn't bitter. > -- > Vega
Hire a taster like the kings of yore used to do. They had so many people
who were aspiring to the throne, that they would hire people to eat some
food, and in an hour or two, if they were alive, the King and Queen would
eat.
Damn, cold pizza and Brussels sprouts every night. It must have been dull,
but then, those cold drafty castles were so dull, it's surprising there were
any princes or princesses. And Brussels sprouts farts seriously limits
anyone's personal life even today, particularly under a duvet.
Steve
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> > I planted lettuce in the fall of last year. I live in Tennessee. It
> > never really grew. We had a cold winter, got snow,frost, etc. Now
> > it's spring and the lettuce is now doing great. A few spots, but
> > looks great for the most part. Is it still safe to eat?
>
> There is nothing inherently wrong with old lettuce that has grown slowly
> other than it could be bitter to taste. This bitterness is not harmful just
> unpleasant. Lettuce and other salad vegetables get to be dangerous due to
> unsafe handling practices where they are contaminated with fecal coliforms.
> This is most often during preparation. If you observe normal food handling
> precautions and wash it in clean water there should be no problem. If the
> spots are unsightly trim them out.
>
> David