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Growing up I was taught (in Western Europe) to wash lettuce and other leafy veg in salted water to kill bacteria, or possibly insects or insect eggs. I always u
by dmurray 9y ago
Growing up I was taught (in Western Europe) to wash lettuce and other leafy veg in salted water to kill bacteria, or possibly insects or insect eggs. I always understood that it was the salt acting as a disinfectant, not any iodine additive. I'm now questioning whether this was ever necessary.
- rsynnott 9y agoYeah, I do this habitually, especially for anything I’ve grown myself. To be honest, I suspect it doesn’t really do anything much.