One beautiful head of Boston lettuce.
This lettuce is sometimes called bibb or butter or lime stone and also buttercup.
I believe all these names are for slightly different types of this lettuce which are all part of the buttercup family.
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This type of lettuce is somewhat delicate and can bruise easily.
The best way to work with the lettuce is to break off each individual leaf from the stem.
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The next step is to tear each individual leaf into bite-size pieces.
Some people discard the white stem, I think it tastes just fine.
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Place the pieces into cold water.
Gently push the lettuce into the water.
Remove the lettuce and place into a strainer to dry.
You can also use a salad spinner but again, be careful not to bruise the lettuce.
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