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Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]]

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]]
Date 2025-09-30 20:32 +0000
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On Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:28:35 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> On 2025-09-30 04:00, rbowman wrote:
>> On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:12:49 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> 
>>> I have not been able to locate a video of harvesting lettuce near
>>> here. There is a tractor machine, and people sitting on a wide bench,
>>> collecting them and placing them on a bench. On another part of the
>>> machine, other people cut the bad leaves and bag them, ready for sale
>>> at the supermarket. Maybe they are washed, depends.
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OilUbKhGD8
> 
> I don't recognize that type of lettuce.

https://www.hellofresh.com/eat/ingredient-info/10-types-of-lettuce-and-
what-they-are-used-for

I think the video was from an Italian company and I didn't recognize the 
exact type. The above are the types popular in the US, and include som 
species that aren't really lettuce but are used in green salads so they're 
grouped together.

Iceberg or crisphead is the most popular and has almost no nutritional 
value. I think it might have some vitamin K but not much else. Obama is 
famous for asking during one of his campaign speeches 'Have you seen the 
price of arugula lately?' Many people didn't know what he was talking 
about. There is a demographic, usually upper middle class, college 
educated, and liberal that tends to shop at Whole Foods or the local 
equivalent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market

The Democrats are losing the working class voters and haven't figured out 
why yet.

> I eat it canned, or frozen and boiled. Complete as it comes from the
> plant is rare here.

e have all of that but in season 'corn on the cob' is popular although it 
now shows up out of season too. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_on_the_cob

It's typically sold with the green husk and stem attached although lately 
I've seen it husked. That avoids the problem of ears that are incompletely 
filled or have worms. It's usually boiled. The photo is labeled Myanmar 
but I've seen the same thing in Mexico. Street vendors set up portable 
grills at bus stops and other high traffic areas to roast corn. 

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Re: Desalinated water rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 19:22 +0000
  Re: Desalinated water Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-23 13:16 -0700
    Re: Desalinated water rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 04:31 +0000
      Re: Desalinated water Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-23 21:38 -0700
      Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-28 14:38 +0200
        Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-28 18:44 +0000
          Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-29 15:00 +0200
            Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-29 07:37 -0700
            Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-29 18:03 +0000
              Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-29 22:12 +0200
                Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-30 02:00 +0000
                Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-29 21:04 -0700
                Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-30 12:28 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-30 11:16 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-30 20:53 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-30 20:45 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-30 20:40 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-30 20:32 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-30 22:44 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-01 04:12 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-01 10:08 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-01 12:46 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-01 14:41 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-01 19:35 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-01 18:47 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-01 20:08 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-01 11:19 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-02 11:26 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-02 22:15 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-02 16:45 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-02 11:22 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-01 10:52 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-01 20:12 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-01 18:32 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-02 11:31 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-03 17:03 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-04 07:58 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-04 17:27 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-04 18:51 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-03 17:02 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-03 10:29 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-03 16:59 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-03 16:56 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-01 18:16 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-01 11:39 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-01 22:05 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-02 04:29 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-02 13:51 +0200
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-02 12:52 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-02 11:42 +0100
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-03 17:13 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-03 21:53 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-01 09:14 -0700
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-01 18:24 +0000
                Re: Eatable plants [Was: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water]] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-01 11:43 -0700
        Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-28 13:45 -0700
          Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-29 02:08 +0000
            Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-28 21:47 -0700
              Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-29 07:06 +0000
          Re: Lorries [Was: Desalinated water] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-29 15:01 +0200

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