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5:47 pm
October 3, 2010
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Last week I posted something about Salad in a Jar…I can't remember if was on here, on Face Book, or both. Here is a link: http://www.salad-in-a-jar.com/…..d-in-a-jar
Anyway, I bought a FoodSaver and the jar attachment to try this out. I love salads. I even consider myself a salad artist ( The Artist ), but absolutely will not eat lettuce once it starts to turn brown. I have wasted a lot of lettuce in my life.
I've had a salad almost every day for the past two weeks. This method of vacuum sealing lettuce works like a miracle! Last Sunday, I fixed 7 quart jars of lettuce. Welcome to My Salad Drawer
I had a salad at work 4 days this week. A few minutes ago, we opened two of the remaining, week-old, jars of lettuce to have taco salads for supper. There was absolutely no signs of aging or browning or wilting on the leaves.
If you have a food saver and love salad, vacuum sealing if THE WAY to make your lettuce last longer.
Joann
10:00 pm
June 13, 2010
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I just saw this on Pintrest, bought some lettuce and am cutting it up tomorrow. I was really excited and was hoping it would work great….I'm going to set aside some quart jars for this and that's a sacrifice around here! Thanks for letting me know it worked.
10:39 pm
October 31, 2010
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Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. I was intrigued when mamajoseph asked about it and had to look it up for myself.
Does anyone recommend one sealer over another? I've been wanting to buy one for awhile but haven't done my homework. I'm thinking I'd be using the jar sealer a lot!
3:02 am
October 10, 2009
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We have used Food Saver for years and have been extremeley satisfied both with the vacuum bags and the jar sealer. Strawberries will even last a couple of weeks.
8:31 am
August 30, 2010
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My Seal-A-Meal died recently and we purchased an upright Food Saver. It has a permanent place on the counter where it can be used on a moment's notice. I really like the convience of the upright and use it daily. I will be putting salad in a jar now! Thanks for the info.
8:46 am
October 31, 2010
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Miss HomeEcs Daughter said:
My Seal-A-Meal died recently and we purchased an upright Food Saver. It has a permanent place on the counter where it can be used on a moment's notice. I really like the convience of the upright and use it daily. I will be putting salad in a jar now! Thanks for the info.
Can you post a photo or a link showing the upright food saver?
9:08 am
May 6, 2010
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That is awesome! I am going to have to get that attachment for my food saver! I am tired of lettuce going bad before I can eat it all! Thank you so much for sharing!
11:36 am
August 30, 2010
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Leah'sMom, I found it at Wal-Mart but the one we bought can be seen here at Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Cabela-V…..B004RRFQDS
They have several different and updated models, I had two to choose from, a flat model and the upright (small Wal-Mart, lol) Anyway I think I have made back my investment in spades as I use it for everything.
12:31 pm
November 11, 2010
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Thanks for all the info on how it worked AND which model you use. Very helpful. I'm putting this on my list.
2:06 pm
January 31, 2011
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Canny, you sent me to this site last week about bread, but I was so excited about the salad in a jar post…I made some on the spot…omy, the boys are so excited to have prepared lettuce for the sandwhiches….the heads and bunches aren't RIPPED and OPEN in the fridge and i can mix types…sort of…
they said it wasn't so good for spinach or additions…but mine still looks good in there…
this is my month of amazing rejuvenations ! Thank you !
Laur
6:15 pm
October 3, 2010
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You are very welcome! I've been so excited, too!
Joann
9:27 am
October 14, 2010
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This is a great idea, can't wait to try it. I just hate throwing out lettuce.
Thanks for sharing!!
Cheryl
10:30 am
September 27, 2011
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I can't wait to purchase the jar sealer to go with my sealer and try this. I hate having to waste a half head of lettuce because it doesn't get eaten in a few days.
Thanks
Linda
4:28 pm
August 24, 2010
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Me too!! but then…..what will my worms get to eat? :)
10:20 am
May 6, 2010
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Just ordered my jar sealers. I can't wait for them to get here!
5:16 pm
September 16, 2010
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What a great idea for storing lettuce. We just picked a lot of our fall lettuce (romaine, buttercrunch and green ice) and decided to try vacuum sealing it in jars to see if it will keep a little longer.
5:26 pm
May 14, 2005
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I love this idea! Nobody likes lettuce as much as I do around here. I could see putting it in pint jars so I don't have to open as much at once. I have a Seal-A-Meal and I googled around–people say the jar sealer for FoodSaver will work on Seal-A-Meal so I ordered one!
6:48 pm
October 3, 2010
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twiggityNDgoats said:
What a great idea for storing lettuce. We just picked a lot of our fall lettuce (romaine, buttercrunch and green ice) and decided to try vacuum sealing it in jars to see if it will keep a little longer.
Let us know!
6:49 pm
October 3, 2010
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Suzanne McMinn said:
I love this idea! Nobody likes lettuce as much as I do around here. I could see putting it in pint jars so I don't have to open as much at once. I have a Seal-A-Meal and I googled around–people say the jar sealer for FoodSaver will work on Seal-A-Meal so I ordered one!
That's what I do for my mom. I can eat a whole quart, but mom can't, so she gets pint jars. Works great!
Joann
11:42 pm
November 11, 2010
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The jar sealer for my ($5 garage sale) Food Saver finally arrived from Amazon, and I vacuum sealed 3 quart jars of lettuce and stuck 'em in the fridge. It worked great. So easy and now we have salad all ready to go. EZ. Hope it stays good as long as they say it should.
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