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  • From: "Elaine Granata" <ecgranat AT ouray.cudenver.edu>
  • To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] How to package greens for sale?
  • Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 12:12:33 -0700

Lucy: Thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: Lucy Goodman <goodows AT infinet.com>
To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] How to package greens for sale?


> I learned in a HS physics class that salt water will refresh greens due
> to osmosis. There is more salt water in the leaves of a plant than in
> "pure" water so when you put greens in unsalted water the water will go
> from leaf to tub o' water thus making the greens a bit flaccid (but in a
> few minute you would not notice this). With salt in the water the
> osmosis occurs in the opposite direction so more water goes into the
> plant cells and they get more turgid. This works extremely well for
> things that got left out of the fridge and are going really limp. I have
> saved salad mix that was out in the sun (though covered with a towel)
> for several hours by washing it in salt water and than refrigerating for
> several hours/overnight.
>
> Also slugs drop off your leafy greens in salt water and die thus saving
> your customers from finding surprises in their salad (never good for
business)
>
> I put in about 1/2 cup of salt for 15 gallons of water
>
> Elaine Granata wrote:
> >
> > Lucy: Why do you use salt water to wash them in?
> >
> > Elaine Granata
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Lucy Goodman <goodows AT infinet.com>
> > To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Market-farming] How to package greens for sale?
> >
> > > With salad mix after harvest it gets washed in a tub of salt water and
> > > than run through the big orange commercial salad spinner > Lucy
Goodman
> > > New Paris, OH
> > > Boulder Belt CSA
> > > http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/boulderbeltcsa
> > > Looking for local food? Check out
> > > http://www.localharvest.org
> > > We have, I fear, confused power with greatness
> > > Stewart I. Udall
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