Start with a quart size jar and put 1 tablespoon of small seeds. (Azure Standard Sprouting Mix was handed out at the meeting. It includes alfalfa, clover, broccoli and radish).
Pour water to cover, they will expand. You will want to put some type of netting on the jar. (Use a sprouting lid, cut a screen or needlepoint plastic canvas and put it into a canning jar ring, use cheesecloth or tulle/fine netting and attach with a rubber band or use a new white knee high and secure on the top.
Soak overnight (or for 8-12 hours) In the morning you will drain off the water and pour a little more water in. Drain once again. Set at an angle to be sure it is well drained and let it set until you go to bed out of direct sunlight. Before you go to bed rinse and drain your sprouts.
You will want to rinse and drain your sprouts twice a day. A good routine is when you get up and once again before you go to bed.
In about 4-6 days (depending on the temperature in your house) you will see two small leaves appear. Put the jar closer to a window to “green” up during the day.
When ready, usually day 5 or 6 you will want to de-hull, dry well and refrigerate. I use a salad spinner but a bowl works as well. I put my sprouts into the spinner and fill with water. The hulls will float to the top. Pour them off and drain the water. Spin-dry or use a paper towel to dry well. Put the sprouts into a glass jar or container with a small paper towel inside.
These will keep well over a week in your refrigerator.
Put them on your salad, in your veggie sandwiches or in your Green Smoothies. Also you do want to "rotate" the different kinds of sprouts in your diet just as we "rotate" the greens in our smoothies.
The Sprout People have a great website with tons of information and supplies for sale. http://www.sproutpeople.com/
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