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Rubber Leaf Lettuce

Does any one really eat it anyways?
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I mean really. I used to work in a Mexican restaurant as a cook, and we would use/waste so much leaf lettuce. Most dishes would have it under the condiments (cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo) to add to the presentation. And in the end it would come back with the plate and be tossed in the trash.

Why waste? Reusable Rubber Leaf Lettuce is what we need. No one really eats it. Run it through the dish tank and reuse. Chill before serving. Have it pre-molded to have 1, 2, or 3 little cups.

Think about it next time you eat out.
gilder, May 30 2002

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       Real Lettuce available upon request. :-)
gilder, May 30 2002
  

       your rubber leaf lettuce sounds really tasty. I'll try it.
po, May 30 2002
  

       What about the opposite idea -- growing a special, rubbery kind of lettuce to serve as plates, bowls, etc. No one would eat it, but it would be biodegradable. You could take your lunch to the park and then just toss the leaf aside...
magrak, May 31 2002
  

       The squirrels would probably toss it back at you.
FarmerJohn, May 31 2002
  

       Though in a different realm altogether, a name for rubber lettuce is "bad check"
thumbwax, May 31 2002
  

       But it would bounce! Could double as a frisbee-type toy until it biodegraded.
magrak, May 31 2002
  

       Yes. On hamburgers and sandwiches.
bristolz, May 31 2002
  

       BLT = Bouncing Lettuce and Tomato
FarmerJohn, May 31 2002
  

       I had a friend whose grandmother would squish the parsley through ketchup 'so they couldn't use it again'.
StarChaser, Jun 01 2002
  
      
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