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| 4048.1 | Somethings to note FWIW | NAC::WALTER | | Wed Aug 09 1995 10:38 | 9 |
| 1. Donelans has awful produce. Don't buy anything there.
2. Turbana bananas are not as good as Chiquita.
3. I buy my most of my produce at specific farm stands or Roche
brothers. I have found that my bananas when bought slightly
green last for about five days, FWIW.
cj
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| 4048.2 | Chiquitas the way to go | PCBUOA::LPIERCE | Do the watermelon crawl | Wed Aug 09 1995 11:19 | 3 |
| Chiquita's are the only banana that stays yellow for some time - I
found. I would also never buy any fruit/veggies from a grocery store
(Just me)
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| 4048.3 | Hot & humid makes them turn faster | JUMP4::JOY | Perception is reality | Thu Aug 10 1995 14:44 | 9 |
| Bob,
I buy my product mostly at Market Basket and the bananas seem to be
getting brown faster too. BUT, I have noticed that the speed that they
ripen is directly proportional to how hot and humid it is. If you put
bananas in the 'fridge, the skins will turn brown but the insides don't
go mushy. That may be a solution until the weather turns cooler.
Debbie
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| 4048.4 | | MPGS::FARRELL | | Mon Aug 14 1995 11:28 | 7 |
| I have to put in a note in favor of Donelan's produce. Compared to
other supermarkets in the Littleton/Westford area, I'd rate their
produce highly.
Of course, compared to some places like Idlewilde, it's not great.
Bernard (who likes supporting local supermarkets)
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| 4048.5 | Put Bananas in Sealed Plastic Bag | BSS::PARKS | | Mon Aug 14 1995 14:56 | 12 |
| I've found a trick that will help bananas ripen without going bad.
Put the bananas in a plastic bag and tie it shut. Leave the bananas
out at room temperature. The bananas will ripen nicely, and will last
a nice long time before starting to develop spots.
I've had bananas last for a week without getting brown using this
method. Outside of the plastic bag the bananas start developing spots
within a day or two.
Renee
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| 4048.6 | Oxidation & yellow is not always ripe | DUNKLE::MCDERMOTT | Chris McDermott | Tue Aug 15 1995 14:40 | 11 |
| Your banana's are oxidizing. Keeping them in a plastic bag will reduce the
exposure to 02. Keeping them the the 'fridge (colder) slows down the rate of
oxidation.
An other solution to your problem is to borrow my 14 month old daughter. The
bananas won't stick around long enough to go bad. Mmmmmmmm.
I suspect the reason you see the difference in how fast different brands of
bananas go bad is that one brand may be riper than the other even though they
appear to be the same color. Sometimes the bananas are "gased" which will
causes them to turn yellow but it doesn't ripen them a bit.
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