Grow your own sandwich sprouts

Resources:

Empty jar or clear plastic cup
Spouting seeds (lentils, alfalfa, mung beans, snow peas, etc)
Teaspoon
Water
Clean Chux cloth or similar
Rubber band
Bucket or bowl
Scissors for cutting up cloth

Instructions: 

Cut the chux cloth to make a lid over the jar or cup with enough overhang to attach to jar with a rubber band
Add a teaspoon of the chosen seeds into the jar or cup
Pour a small amount of water over the seeds
Attach the chux cloth to the jar with a rubber band
Pour out the water through the chux cloth into a bucket or bowl
Pour some more water through the chux to wet the seeds again
Pour out the water through the chux cloth into a bucket or bowl
Place in a light sunny place
Everyday pour water over the seeds and empty as above
Watch as they grow into shoots
Harvest shoots when they are about 4cm tall
Use in salads, sandwiches or just eat as they are

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