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The Lettuce


The lettuce symbolizes the bitter enslavement of our fathers in Egypt. The leaves of Romaine lettuce are not bitter, but the stem, when left to grow in the ground, turns hard and bitter...

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Posted: Nov 27, 2007
Romaine lettuce
"Wash each of the leaves separately, checking very carefully for insects. "
Rinse the bugs off with garlic vinegar, it works so well that I dont even worry about them any more.
Posted By Ryan H.

Posted: Apr 10, 2008
Re above: make sure the vinegar is the kosher for Passover kind.
Posted By Frayda, Bklyn, NY

Posted: June 16, 2008
lettuce
when you do wash the lettuce make aure that you wash it in a cleaned out sink so that nothnng gets on it! ta ta
Posted By Emma, london, England

Posted: Jan 18, 2009
lettuce
make sure you check for insects when your washing the lettuce
Posted By lauren, lincolnshire, horncastle

Posted: Apr 8, 2009
RomaineLettuce
We used parsely when I was growing up.
Posted By BosheRivka, Newport Beach, CA

 


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