I am excited about the vintage sprouter
Willie recently scored for me at the Salvation Army. On the outside of the box, it is advertized as the miracle garden in your kitchen and it came unused with a $2.99 price tag. The box held all the original paperwork, including the packing list showing a $30.95 purchase price from December 1998.
I checked it out online and the Biosta can still be purchased for around $35.00. (I was concerned that it was plastic but the site claims to use a hospital, food grade plastic.)
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| January 13 |
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The sprouter has three seed bowls with siphon caps, one bottom bowl, and a top.
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| January 13 |
I put one tablespoon of alfalfa sprouting seeds on the bottom of just one bowl.
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I added room temperature water to the seed bowl, filling almost to the top, and watched as the water flowed into the bottom bowl. The water must drain off from the seed bowls or the seeds will not germinate. After30 minutes, I emptied the bottom bowl as directed.
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| January 14 |
The small amount of water that remains in the grooves produces the humidity needed to quickly germinate the seeds.
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| January 14 |
At room temperature the seeds will germinate visibly, as can be seen after only one day.
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| January 15 |
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| January 16 |
The small alfalfa seeds were watered on day one and then again on the fourth day per the instruction manual.
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| January 17 |
The one tablespoon of seeds made two cups of sprouts. Remember to wash your sprouts before eating.
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| January 17 |
The sprouts were tender and tasty and made a perfect addition to a tuna salad sandwich.
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