Q: My grandma used to make what she called wilted lettuce from lettuce ... and stirred together with the lettuce. — Dorothy Scholle, St. Louis A: This salad is a favorite in many families ...

Nothing is worse than preparing a meal only to discover the lettuce is soggy, so follow this simple hack to keep it fresh ...

By the time I got to the gathering, the salad had wilted to half the container's size. My friends loved it and my husband ate the leftovers the next day. Because it uses iceberg lettuce ...

However, no one wants to tuck into a salad with wilted or soggy greens, unless you're eating a wilted lettuce salad, of course. It's easier than you think to keep the leaves in your salad nice ...

In a large bowl, place the lettuce, sugar and scallions; toss. Set aside. In a nonreactive skillet, fry the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove from pan and cool on paper towels.

Fill a large bowl with very hot tap water (around 120°F) and plunge your wilted greens ... Soft herbs like cilantro, parsley, and basil. Salad lettuces like romaine, iceberg, and radicchio.

The shelf life for cut or torn lettuce is usually three to five days, but there is a simple trick that can make your greens last longer ...

(And heaven forbid that you like to put hard-boiled eggs in your salad since egg ... preserve the life of your lettuce, even bringing crunch and color back to wilted lettuce.

But my excitement quickly turns to disappointment when I open the crisper drawer to find a soggy, wilted ... a salad spinner) and use it right away. “You should not store the revived lettuce ...