How to Clean Lettuce, Etc
Ingredients
Directions
Cut off the roots and any coarse or discolored leaves from the lettuce.
Soak the lettuce in cold water for a short time to chill it.
Break off the leaves and shake them in a dry cloth or wire basket to remove moisture.
Wrap the leaves in cheesecloth and place them in a cool place until needed.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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