Sprouts

I don't really know why I woke up thinking about sprouts this morning. This is a bad week to start this experiment as I may have to travel to Idaho at the end of the week but I think Scott and Claire can probably remember to rinse sprouts while I'm gone. I picked up a bag of seeds last week at the grocery so I've been itching to get the sprouter out. The seeds are certified organic (seems like a good idea) and are a mix of alfalfa, radish and broccoli.

Years and years ago, when I was a vegetarian, I purchased the Northrup King Kitchen Crop Sprouter. Strangely, I found the receipt in the box. The Sprouter was purchased in 1999 at a hardware store. It hasn't been used in a while. I'm so glad I hadn't sold it at a garage sale or taken it to Goodwill. I just hate it when I get rid of stuff and then need it later. That is true pack-rat mentality peeking through. No wonder I usually keep things long after their usefulness fades. You never know when you'll want to grow alfalfa sprouts again.

So anyway, it has been so long since I've used the Sprouter I can not locate the directions. So I searched the web. I found a neat photo and some interesting links here and also a nice blog post about the Kitchen Crop Sprouter (see link below) where you can see some photos. I was hoping to find more instruction on using the Sprouter, but I guess I'll just wing it.

The seed photo mentioned above reminded me of my thrift find for the month of December.

It's a cloth bird feed bag. The logo isn't printed squarely on the bag so I've been thinking about ripping the seams, cutting the bag down and using this image as the front panel of a grocery tote bag. I have found that four canvas shopping bags are not sufficient. I end up storing merchandise returns or library books or mittens and hats in them and before I know it I've only got one or two in the car ready for carrying groceries. Maybe next week I'll whip this bag up.

Debz Talkin: Growing Sprouts and Juicing Carrots & Apples