XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.com   
      
   On 2/10/2022 5:44 PM, allen wrote:   
   > Most things with leaves aren't easily infected by bacteria.   
   > I guess for the reasons that they normally live outside as plants.   
   >   
   > Which brings me to my storey after I just came back from Costco.   
   > I have a lot of Romaine letuce 6 packs I just washed to rid it of the bugs.   
   > I washed & rinsed pulled leaves in the sink and put in a bucket to dry.   
   > Bucket won't fit in the frigerator but wifey is all up and mad about it.   
   > Wifey wants me to back the lettuce & then fill the frigerator with it.   
   > I think it will do just fine at the 70 degrees we keep the house at.   
   >   
   > Why does letuce need to be in a frigerator anyway?   
   >   
   > It might not be as crisp after days in the kitchen.   
   > But do bacteria really attack lettuce in a week or two?   
      
   Yes they do.  And so does mold.  Refrigeration slows the growth of most   
   bacteria and molds.  Ever start using a head of lettuce and find a brown   
   slime inside?  What do you think caused that?   
      
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