tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21937722.post3910147193980883002..comments2024-03-27T19:31:04.490+11:00Comments on The Shopping Sherpa: Fiscal Fast, Day ThreeAMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21937722.post-40854543693017847692007-06-06T07:55:00.000+10:002007-06-06T07:55:00.000+10:00Alfalfa and mung bean seeds available from your lo...Alfalfa and mung bean seeds available from your local health food shop. Mustard, water cress and onion seeds from the garden centre.<BR/><BR/>I found half a tablespoon to be about the right amount. Cover with warm water overnight, then rinse twice daily. It takes longer in the cooler months to get a crop going. I start new crops every 3 or 4 days to keep the supply happening.<BR/><BR/>To do it in jars, make sure it is a wide one and cover the top with a piece of old panty hose secured with a rubber band.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21937722.post-34142331620456074152007-06-06T07:54:00.001+10:002007-06-06T07:54:00.001+10:00Please join in, no matter what your criteria are. ...Please join in, no matter what your criteria are. I'm lucky that tampons aren't something I need to buy. :-P<BR/><BR/>But your mention of sprouters got me thinking and remebering. Boyfriend I lived with in the 80s used to do magic things with Agee jars and sprouts (and homemade bread, but that's a whole new story). Now I just have to remember where he got the actual seeds from and what the sprouting process was...AMCSviatkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21937722.post-18940326036073130102007-06-06T07:54:00.000+10:002007-06-06T07:54:00.000+10:00I've been thinking of a subset to the fiscal fast ...I've been thinking of a subset to the fiscal fast - "Cook from the Cupboard". Not completely thought through, but something along the lines of only FRESH produce can be bought (toilet paper and tampons being major exceptions) and everything else has to come out of the cupboard (or freezer).<BR/><BR/>Also, I have a set of sprouters you could borrow if you'd like a go at growing your own greenery. In warmer weather I sprout alfalfa, radish, mung beans and sometimes mustard and onion as an alternative to buying lettuce which ultimately goes to slime. It takes 3-5 days to get a crop and you just keep rotating them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com