DRIPPING SPRINGS BABBLE: DRIPPING FOOD: LETTUCE EAT!

DRIPPING FOOD: LETTUCE EAT!

Lettuce is never the star of the sandwich show, rather, it is more often than not a mere tool of self-delusion (look at the healthy green vegetable I’m eating, the one just above the smoked meat product and just below the white bread and mayonnaise), or it serves solely as a soggy sandwich protection measure, inserted between absorbent bread and juicy tomato. Rare is the lettuce that makes you sit up and take notice. Rare is the lettuce that makes the sandwich. But, recently, we had a sandwich made with a lettuce that made the sandwich. Soft yet crisp and a brilliant green, it tasted, not like crunchy water, but alive, and fresh and, apparently, like lettuce. Who knew? And who knew the lettuce would be grown hydroponically right here in Dripping Springs! Our new favorite (probably our only ever favorite) lettuce is Live Butter Leaf Lettuce grown by Bella Verdi Farms of Dripping Springs. Around here, Brookshire Brothers in Wimberley carries Bella Verdi produce, as does Greenling.com home delivery. The Bella Verdi folks are checking into additional Dripping outlets and we’ll have an update when we get additional details.