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[jackofallgeeks]

I'm hungry, and I don't want to go to work.

So. You can buy lettus any time of year. But lettus doesn't grow every time of year. And in my fridge, it wilts and gets disgusting on an order of days (maybe weeks, my sense of time is skewed). How is this?

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[surichan.livejournal.com]

I find that lettuce keeps best in a crisper drawer, preferably wrapped in cellophane. What kind of lettuce is it? I think iceberg tends to keep longer than, say, Romaine - but it's always best to try to use greens as quickly as possible. I buy baby spinach in smaller amounts than I'd like to because I know that if I don't use it all within a week, it'll be gross - and much as I love spinach, it's hard to find multiple uses for it in a single day.

[metis2be.livejournal.com]

I just assume that it grows in a certain climate, and they rotate which part of the country they grow it in at a given time based on the current climate.

[photoholic62.livejournal.com]

They grow lettuce year round in climate controlled green houses, just like they do tomatoes.

If you are asking for advice, read on. If not, skip the rest...

Iceburg lettuce is an "empty" food ... no food value whatsoever.

If you buy green leaf lettuce, when you get it home, break off the core, clean it carefully with cold water, and put it in an empty plastic grocery sack that has no holes in it. Allow it to have some air ... don't smush the lettuce ... and keep it in a crisper drawer. That will help it last the longest, but it won't last for weeks ... one week or so is about it.... Romain will last a little longer cared for in the same way, but it is a "tougher" lettuce and some folks don't like it.

[thismortalquill.livejournal.com]

The secret to keeping lettuce is making sure it is dry.

If you've got iceberg, wrap it in a paper towel before you put plastic around it. It'll help wick any stray moisture.

Same thing with leaf lettuce. Take it apart, wash it if you like, dry it even if you don't, and make sure it's as dry as dry gets, then put it in a paper towel lined bag.

Bagged lettuce keeps well if you check the average moisture level while you're at the store. If you see any brownish bits in a few bags, it's too wet and you need to try another kind. Get it home and stick a paper towel in the bottom and it should keep for a while.

I miss all my French lettuce from when I was living in England. The lettuce packed in France is so extremely dry that an open bag would last you for over two weeks.