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28 minutes ago, MelissaH said:This was exactly the thought I had: reduce the food waste. Lettuce soup, aren't there also recipes for stir-fried lettuce?
How hard would it be to wash the lettuce (maybe with a little bleach added?) to make it safe to eat?
Washing, even with bleach, doesn’t kill E. coli, which may actually be within the cells of the plant, not just sitting on top. Cooking thoroughly is the only way to make it safe.
25 minutes ago, MelissaH said:This was exactly the thought I had: reduce the food waste. Lettuce soup, aren't there also recipes for stir-fried lettuce?
How hard would it be to wash the lettuce (maybe with a little bleach added?) to make it safe to eat?
Washing, even with bleach, doesn’t kill E. coli. Cooking thoroughly does, so lettuce soup will be safe.
