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After harvest, lettuce lasts the longest when kept at 0 °C (32 °F) and 96 percent humidity. The high water content of lettuce (94.9 percent) creates problems when attempting to preserve the plant – it cannot be successfully frozen, canned or dried and must be eaten fresh. [ 34 ]
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The lettuce also became subject to betting, with bookmakers who had been previously contacted by Daily Star staff placing Truss's chances of survival past the lettuce as low; on 17 October, a £9 bet at Ladbrokes of the lettuce lasting longer would yield a £13 payout. [6] [3]
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In North American English it is known as "romaine" lettuce, and in British English the names "cos" lettuce and "romaine" lettuce are both used. [2] Many dictionaries trace the word cos to the name of the Greek island of Cos, from which the lettuce was presumably introduced. [3] Other authorities trace cos to the Arabic word for lettuce, khus ...
Lactuca floridana, commonly known as woodland lettuce, [3] Florida lettuce, [4] or false lettuce [5] is a North American species of wild lettuce. It is native across much of central Canada and the eastern and central United States. Lactuca floridana is an annual or biennial plant in the Cichorieae (dandelion) tribe within the Asteraceae (daisy ...
Lactuca ludoviciana, the biannual lettuce, [2] is a North American species of wild lettuce. It is widespread across much of central and western Canada and the western and central United States from Ontario west to British Columbia and south to Louisiana , Texas , and California .