Comments on: Homemade Vegetable and Fruit Wash http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/04/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash.html simplicity, creativity, self-sufficiency,...minivans Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:41:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/04/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash.html/comment-page-1#comment-2237 Tomato Lady Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:31:00 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash/#comment-2237 Gloria--Why, thank you, my dear! You're very sweet to say. We have a lot of fun over here. Gloria–Why, thank you, my dear! You’re very sweet to say. We have a lot of fun over here.

]]> By: Gloria Carrington-Ferrira http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/04/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash.html/comment-page-1#comment-2211 Gloria Carrington-Ferrira Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:02:12 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash/#comment-2211 Oh, I can't begin to tell you how happy I am to have found you. It's an absolute gem of a find . . how did I live without this blog . . I've no idea . . lol!!! I've always worried about washing effectively my fruit and veg 'cos that's what I exist on really. Once again, thank you for sharing . . a really fantastic blog . . in all ways!! Oh, I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am to have found you. It’s an absolute gem of a find . . how did I live without this blog . . I’ve no idea . . lol!!!

I’ve always worried about washing effectively my fruit and veg ‘cos that’s what I exist on really.

Once again, thank you for sharing . . a really fantastic blog . . in all ways!!

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/04/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash.html/comment-page-1#comment-1219 Tomato Lady Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:11:03 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash/#comment-1219 Portia--Thanks for the link. I enjoyed the whole page. Time for me to go on a manure-gathering trip to add to the compost pile for next season. Portia–Thanks for the link. I enjoyed the whole page. Time for me to go on a manure-gathering trip to add to the compost pile for next season.

]]> By: Portia McCracken http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/04/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash.html/comment-page-1#comment-1215 Portia McCracken Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:16:17 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash/#comment-1215 TL & Megan, here's more info on vinegar vs. e. coli from Colorado State Univ. Extension: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/Pubs/foodnut/09369.html "Recent studies have shown that soaking in vinegar is a particularly effective way to reduce E. coli O157:H7 on fresh produce such as lettuce and apples. Soak in distilled white vinegar for three to five minutes, stirring occasionally. Rinse with clean tap water to remove vinegar flavor. Wash only what is needed immediately. Washing earlier could give the remaining bacteria time to grow again." It sounds like the time of exposure is important, so a quick spray might not be the answer to the problem. Regarding produce such as cantaloupe and watermelon bought from the elsewhere, I soak & scrub them in a diluted solution of chlorine bleach and water, followed by a rinse in cold tap water, since I have no idea what conditions they were grown in. TL & Megan, here’s more info on vinegar vs. e. coli from Colorado State Univ. Extension: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/Pubs/foodnut/09369.html
“Recent studies have shown that soaking in vinegar is a particularly effective way to reduce E. coli O157:H7 on fresh produce such as lettuce and apples. Soak in distilled white vinegar for three to five minutes, stirring occasionally. Rinse with clean tap water to remove vinegar flavor. Wash only what is needed immediately. Washing earlier could give the remaining bacteria time to grow again.”
It sounds like the time of exposure is important, so a quick spray might not be the answer to the problem. Regarding produce such as cantaloupe and watermelon bought from the elsewhere, I soak & scrub them in a diluted solution of chlorine bleach and water, followed by a rinse in cold tap water, since I have no idea what conditions they were grown in.

]]> By: Tomato Lady http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/04/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash.html/comment-page-1#comment-1184 Tomato Lady Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:43:28 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash/#comment-1184 Hi Megan! Thank you very much! We appreciate our readers so much and love all your questions. There is no such thing as a silly one. To your questions: As I understand it, the acidity of the vinegar kills the germs and the salinity of the salt kills the bugs. Not very scientific, sorry. The article here goes into more detail: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14540742 The research quoted in that article could lead you to more scientific explanations. Hope this helps and thanks again! Hi Megan! Thank you very much! We appreciate our readers so much and love all your questions. There is no such thing as a silly one.
To your questions: As I understand it, the acidity of the vinegar kills the germs and the salinity of the salt kills the bugs. Not very scientific, sorry. The article here goes into more detail: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14540742
The research quoted in that article could lead you to more scientific explanations.
Hope this helps and thanks again!

]]> By: Megan http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/04/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash.html/comment-page-1#comment-1182 Megan Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:09:03 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/homemade-vegetable-and-fruit-wash/#comment-1182 First I just want to say how much I absolutly love your site! I have told everyone I know about this site, and posted it in a few blogs and such. I'm sure I'll be asking you plenty of questions, many of which may seem very silly, but I'm a bit new to all this but very eager to learn as much as I can! With the Veggie Wash I was wondering hwo the Vinegar and Salt disinfects the produce? With all the scares of Ecoli and such I just wasn't sure how this would cover all that. Thanks for the info. :) First I just want to say how much I absolutly love your site! I have told everyone I know about this site, and posted it in a few blogs and such. I’m sure I’ll be asking you plenty of questions, many of which may seem very silly, but I’m a bit new to all this but very eager to learn as much as I can! With the Veggie Wash I was wondering hwo the Vinegar and Salt disinfects the produce? With all the scares of Ecoli and such I just wasn’t sure how this would cover all that.
Thanks for the info. :)

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