[Sca-cooks] period lettuce

Adele de Maisieres ladyadele at paradise.net.nz
Fri Aug 12 00:20:37 PDT 2005


Stefan li Rous wrote:

>>> Adele de Maisieres replied to Jaime Declet:
>>
>> > Greens, grapes, balsamic vinegar and olive oil and garlic (I am not
>> > sure if teens would be too keen on bitter salad since most of the
>> > period green were slightly bitter, correct?)
>>
>> Lettuce and spinach are period greens, and they make a good salad with
>> some sliced cucumber, slivered almonds, etc.
>
>
> A caution here. While lettuce is period, Iceberg lettuce isn't. A lot  
> of folks are going to assume that Iceberg lettuce is what is being  
> talking about unless you clarify this. Besides the other lettuces  
> taste better, and are probably better for you, than Iceberg lettuce. :-)


Quite right, of course-- I admit, I didn't even think of Iceberg.  My 
personal favourite is Romaine.


Adele d'M



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