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The photo is my son and myself. Now days you can get a photo made to look old like this one. This photo was taken when this was the new look.

Harry S Truman was president when I was born and world war II had ended. I grew up in a time when lunch was put in a brown paper bag and a sandwich was wrapped with wax paper. There was no such thing as pantyhose, we wore stockings that attached to the rubbery clippy things that attached to the girdle. Convenience stores were not common and when we took a trip we packed a picnic basket because many places did not have fast food. Highways had places to pull over and stop, some with picnic tables. Read more ....
 

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How I wash Lettuce or greens

November 8, 2011
We really have to be careful with our food these days.  I give special care with cleaning lettuce or greens such as turnip greens, collards, spinach, swiss chard etc.
The first thing I do is take a very large bowl and pour a couple of Tablespoons salt in the bottom
 
Then fill about half way with clean cold water
 
Cut or tear your lettuce if it is something like romaine and put into the salted water or just toss in the smaller leaf lettuce. Same for other greens.
 
Swish around the lettuce, it may feel soapy due to the salt.  The salt will make any critters let go of the leaf if there are any there.
 
Now put it through a strainer and rinse with cold water
 
Now fill the large bowl again about half way and add about 1/4 cup white distilled vinegar
 
Swish around again and now the lettuce should feel squeeky clean.
 
Now rinse again well
 
and spin to dry.
 
Hope this helps
 
 
 

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