Another addition to our "Ark Garden" is Tennis Ball Lettuce.A favorite of Jefferson at Monticello. Jefferson noted that "it does not require so much care and attention" as other types.
It became a favorite in the late 1800s and is the predecessor to Boston types. By 1904 116 seed houses were offering it. Today there are just a couple speciality suppliers.
I think I will skip a traditional preparation (mentioned in Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver) which is to pickle it in a salt brine...
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