Grow your Own Sprouts!

Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 7 Days

Ingredients

1 teaspoon alfalfa sprout seeds

1 quart jar

1 rubber band

cheescloth

Disinfectant (bleach, hydrogen peroxide etc.)

Directions

1. Dilute your disinfectant with warm water (1 tsp disinfectant to 1 cup water)
2. Soak your seeds in the water for 15 minutes (I know using bleach is against "green" rules, but you MUST disinfect the seeds - otherwise they may contain salmonella)
3. Rinse seeds well
4. Put seeds in jar
5. Cover seeds with a few inches of water
6. Cover the jar with a piece of cheescloth and seal it with the rubber band
7. Allow to soak overnight
8. Drain off the water the next morning
9. Place upside down in a cupboard (away from sunlight)
10. Let sit for 3-4 hours, then fill jar up with water, rinse, and empty again
11. Place back in cupboard
12. Repeat for 6 days
13. On the seventh day, rinse on final time and put near a window (not in direct sunlight). this will allow the plants to turn green
14. Screw the cap on, stick in the fridge and much away!