8295 Article 8295 (117 more) in rec.gardens: From: pharvey@mipos3.intel.com (Paul Harvey) Subject: Re: Alfalfa Information (Sprouts) Keywords: Alfalfa Sprounts, Rabbits Message-ID: <11493@inews.intel.com> Date: 10 Jun 92 17:40:45 GMT References: <34290@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> <1992Jun9.104804.12285@wraxall.inmos.co.uk> <1992Jun9.135510.5069@iscsvax.uni.edu> <34373@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> Sender: news@inews.intel.com Lines: 23 In article <34373@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> smaschue@sdcc13.ucsd.edu () w rites: >Are you saying that there might be an easy way to sow those little patties >of sprouts they sell at the store in the clever clear packaging? Any >suggestions on how to do this? Poking a hole and stiking in the sprout? >I suppose I will just try it and see how it works-out. Maybe a store >around here sells unsprouted alfalfa for all those home sprouter's with >their Mason jars. Alfalfa seed is commonly available at health food stores. You can sprout it using the Mason jar technique, but it is a little tricky because the seed size is small. But here's another way to sprout seeds: Get two clean clay --MORE--(60%) bricks and soak them overnight in water. Place the lower brick in a tray of water, sprinkle the seeds on the top of that brick, then place the second brick on top. Keep the top brick moist by pouring water on top every now and then. Now supposedly, the sprouts you get using this technique will be more nutritious since they have to push up against the top brick. There may be some truth to this, I wasn't able to detect a difference in taste between mason jar and brick grown sprouts, but the brick technique is easier with small seeds. And speaking of sprouting, we all know about the infamous Chia pets. Well, they weren't invented on Madison Avenue. They are actually a technique from Mexico for sprouting Chia seeds on clay. You are supposed to eat the sprouts. End of article 8295 (of 8308)--what next? [npq]