We have come a long way with sprouting since my last post about it! Here are some pictures and the basics of how we’re sprouting at home.
You need:
- a jar with a lid that allows air-flow
- pantyhose and a rubber band works if you keep it pulled tight, or use a mason jar with some screen from the hardware store.
- dry lentils (a quarter cup makes a jar full)
Rinse lentils well and soak in plenty of water for 12 hours.
Dump out the water, and rinse the lentils well.
Drain and set the jar on its side at an angle so water can drip out and does not “pool” in the jar.
– you can leave it on the counter. Don’t worry about dark or sunlight – it works no matter what!!
Every 6 – 12 hours, rinse in cool water and dump the water out.
Make sure plenty of air can flow through whatever lid you are using or the sprouts will go rancid, fast.
After your first or second rinse, lentils will look something like this:
This (below) is about a day and a half. Let them grow for about two to three days before eating
This is about four days:
The same method works for Black Eyed Peas, however after the first day and a half (or so), you will need to dump them in a large bowl of water and pick out / pull off the hulls. It is labor intensive, and most people won’t bother. You also MUST to use a good brand of Black Eyed Peas – not the cheap store brand.
We use a dish rack because we make so much. The one in front is lentils, the other three are black eyed peas, all have been going for about four days when this picture was taken.
A tablespoon of black eyed peas will grow to fill a large mason jar after about four days – see?
