Wcross
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Thu Jun-03-04 07:04 PM
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My hint for removing the core from iceberg lettuce |
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Unwrap the plastic near the core. Smack the flat part of the core with your hand. Remove. I did it in front of my mom who is a great cook and she had never seen it before!
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Thu Jun-03-04 07:05 PM
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1. Or you can slam the bottom core on the cutting board |
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My partner taught me this trick awhile ago. It really makes dealing with iceberg easy.
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Thu Jun-03-04 07:07 PM
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3. That's the way I do it. |
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It really is impressive looking.
A variation works for opening jars with tight lids - smack the bottom of the jar hard with the palm of your hand. Lid opens easily.
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Thu Jun-03-04 10:18 PM
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11. You can also tap the bottom of most jars with a spoon |
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two or three times and most will open like magic!
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Wcross
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Thu Jun-03-04 07:23 PM
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8. But if you pretend its Bush's head- it is better to use your hand n/t |
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Thu Jun-03-04 07:06 PM
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2. I always slam it on the table |
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and the core is usually easy to remove. That way I don't hurt my hand by slamming it into the lettuce.
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Thu Jun-03-04 11:09 PM
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that's what the chef at the country club I used to work at taught me.
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Thu Jun-03-04 07:09 PM
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4. I slam it on the counter ... |
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... works perfectly every time!
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Thu Jun-03-04 07:10 PM
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Thanks for reminding me of my restaurant-slave days...
To get the ketchup to flow from a glass bottle of Heinz (without coating your knife), tip the bottle and smack the '57' on the neck with the heel of your hand.
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Wcross
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Thu Jun-03-04 07:25 PM
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9. Thats where I learned it- at a Friendly's restaurant. |
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Although I was a galley slave I got lucky quite a few times with several waitresses there. It made up for the minimum wage I was paid.
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Thu Jun-03-04 07:11 PM
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6. And a good way to get Heinz ketchup out of the bottle..... |
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Is to hit it at the markings a third of the way down the bottle. It dispels the air and gets the ketchup out. Works every time!
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Thu Jun-03-04 07:13 PM
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7. or take a knife, insert it as far as it will go into the bottle, and |
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Edited on Thu Jun-03-04 07:14 PM by librechik
make a circle around the inside edge. Breaks up the frozen mass of ketchup & makes it pourable.
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Thu Jun-03-04 09:43 PM
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Iceberg lettuce has almost no nutritional value--only fiber. Don't eat it.
The darker lettuce is, the more nutrition it has. Iceberg is more than half white--no nutrition but fiber.
Romaine, "leaf," Boston, Bibb...all have lots of color, all have plenty of nutrition. Eat those lettuces.
I really like raw spinach, but preparing it is a pain because you must wash the sand out of each leaf individually.
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