Slowing banana ripening?
Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch of yellows
(that's all they had, no green ones) last Saturday and by Tuesday the skins were covered with big brown splotches. I usually try to buy mostly green bananas and they last for five or six days. Any tips? TIA Ken -- "When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil." - Max Lerner |
Slowing banana ripening?
Ken wrote:
> Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch of yellows > (that's all they had, no green ones) last Saturday and by Tuesday the > skins were covered with big brown splotches. I usually try to buy mostly > green bananas and they last for five or six days. It might be too late for this batch but you can put them in the refrigerator as they get to the point where you like them. It will darken the skin but the fruit remains fairly unaffected, albeit cold to eat out of hand. |
Slowing banana ripening?
Ken > wrote:
> Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch of yellows > (that's all they had, no green ones) last Saturday and by Tuesday the > skins were covered with big brown splotches. I usually try to buy mostly > green bananas and they last for five or six days. > > Any tips? Freeze them. Peel and roll each in a sheet of waxpaper, twist the ends like a giant hard candy and place in freezer. Eat frozen, they're delicious, like banana ice cream. You can also coat with chocolate and nuts before freezing. I really enjoy watching women mouth frozen bananas. |
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Goomba38 wrote on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:37:11 -0400:
G> Ken wrote: ??>> Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch ??>> of yellows (that's all they had, no green ones) last ??>> Saturday and by Tuesday the skins were covered with big ??>> brown splotches. I usually try to buy mostly green bananas ??>> and they last for five or six days. G> It might be too late for this batch but you can put them in G> the refrigerator as they get to the point where you like G> them. It will darken the skin but the fruit remains fairly G> unaffected, albeit cold to eat out of hand. I does work and I have to do it since my preference in a naturally ripened banana is one with just a hint of green in the skin. When I was member of a household of 4, it was easy since tastes ranged from mine to my son's who liked them good and brown! James Silverton Potomac, Maryland E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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On Mar 25, 5:37*pm, Goomba38 > wrote:
> Ken wrote: > > Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch of yellows > > (that's all they had, no green ones) last Saturday and by Tuesday the > > skins were covered with big brown splotches. I usually try to buy mostly > > green bananas and they last for five or six days. > > It might be too late for this batch but you can put them in the > refrigerator as they get to the point where you like them. It will > darken the skin but the fruit remains fairly unaffected, albeit cold to > eat out of hand. I do that, and 20 seconds in the microwave makes the banana nearly room temperature. Of course, I typically only slice them up onto my cereal. Cindy Hamilton |
Slowing banana ripening?
"Goomba38" > wrote in message ... > Ken wrote: >> Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch of yellows >> (that's all they had, no green ones) last Saturday and by Tuesday the >> skins were covered with big brown splotches. I usually try to buy mostly >> green bananas and they last for five or six days. > > It might be too late for this batch but you can put them in the > refrigerator as they get to the point where you like them. It will darken > the skin but the fruit remains fairly unaffected, albeit cold to eat out > of hand. I consulted an expert on this, Chiquita Banana. This was her response: "I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say - Bananas have to ripen in a certain way- When they are fleck'd with brown and have a golden hue - Bananas taste the best and are best for you - You can put them in a salad - You can put them in a pie-aye - Any way you want to eat them - It's impossible to beat them - But, bananas like the climate of the very, very tropical equator - So you should never put bananas in the refrigerator." There ya go. Paul |
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Paul wrote on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:45:18 GMT:
PMC> "Goomba38" > wrote in message PMC> ... ??>> Ken wrote: ??>>> Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch ??>>> of yellows (that's all they had, no green ones) last ??>>> Saturday and by Tuesday the skins were covered with big ??>>> brown splotches. I usually try to buy mostly green ??>>> bananas and they last for five or six days. ??>> ??>> It might be too late for this batch but you can put them ??>> in the refrigerator as they get to the point where you ??>> like them. It will darken the skin but the fruit remains ??>> fairly unaffected, albeit cold to eat out of hand. PMC> I consulted an expert on this, Chiquita Banana. This was PMC> her response: PMC> "I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say - Bananas have PMC> to ripen in a certain way- When they are fleck'd with PMC> brown and have a golden hue - Bananas taste the best and PMC> are best for you - You can put them in a salad - You can PMC> put them in a pie-aye - Any way you want to eat them - PMC> It's impossible to beat them - But, bananas like the PMC> climate of the very, very tropical equator - So you should PMC> never put bananas in the refrigerator." My wife used to sing that jingle to annoy me! James Silverton Potomac, Maryland E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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On Mar 26, 2:45*pm, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> "Goomba38" > wrote in message > > ... > > > Ken wrote: > >> Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch of yellows > >> (that's all they had, no green ones) last Saturday and by Tuesday the > >> skins were covered with big brown splotches. I usually try to buy mostly > >> green bananas and they last for five or six days. > > > It might be too late for this batch but you can put them in the > > refrigerator as they get to the point where you like them. It will darken > > the skin but the fruit remains fairly unaffected, albeit cold to eat out > > of hand. > > I consulted an expert on this, Chiquita Banana. *This was her response: > > "I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say - Bananas have to ripen in a > certain way- When they are fleck'd with brown and have a golden hue - > Bananas taste the best and are best for you - You can put them in a salad - > You can put them in a pie-aye - Any way you want to eat them - It's > impossible to beat them - But, bananas like the climate of the very, very > tropical equator - So you should never put bananas in the refrigerator." I like bananas only at a certain stage of ripeness. Once they're past that, they go in the garbage. Refrigerating them is the best compromise I've found. Cindy Hamilton |
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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I like bananas only at a certain stage of ripeness. Once they're past > that, they go in the garbage. Refrigerating them is the best > compromise I've found. Garbage! Unborn loaves of banana bread cried out, then were silent. Brian -- If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) |
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"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message ... On Mar 26, 2:45 pm, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote: > "Goomba38" > wrote in message > > ... > > > Ken wrote: > >> Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch of yellows > >> (that's all they had, no green ones) last Saturday and by Tuesday the > >> skins were covered with big brown splotches. I usually try to buy > >> mostly > >> green bananas and they last for five or six days. > > > It might be too late for this batch but you can put them in the > > refrigerator as they get to the point where you like them. It will > > darken > > the skin but the fruit remains fairly unaffected, albeit cold to eat out > > of hand. > > I consulted an expert on this, Chiquita Banana. This was her response: > > "I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say - Bananas have to ripen in a > certain way- When they are fleck'd with brown and have a golden hue - > Bananas taste the best and are best for you - You can put them in a > salad - > You can put them in a pie-aye - Any way you want to eat them - It's > impossible to beat them - But, bananas like the climate of the very, very > tropical equator - So you should never put bananas in the refrigerator." I like bananas only at a certain stage of ripeness. Once they're past that, they go in the garbage. Refrigerating them is the best compromise I've found. Have you ever heard of banana bread? Banana muffins? Seems so wasteful to toss them when they need to be all mushy to worin in said pastries. Paul |
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Default User wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote: > > >> I like bananas only at a certain stage of ripeness. Once they're >> past that, they go in the garbage. Refrigerating them is the best >> compromise I've found. > > Garbage! Unborn loaves of banana bread cried out, then were silent. > > Brian > Ahhh, so very true! Banana bread cries out for overripe bananas... or is it the other way around? ;) Jill |
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message . .. > Default User wrote: >> Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> >> >>> I like bananas only at a certain stage of ripeness. Once they're >>> past that, they go in the garbage. Refrigerating them is the best >>> compromise I've found. >> >> Garbage! Unborn loaves of banana bread cried out, then were silent. >> >> Brian >> > Ahhh, so very true! Banana bread cries out for overripe bananas... or is > it the other way around? ;) > > Jill So does Chunky Monkey Ice Cream! KW |
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On Mar 26, 6:12*pm, "Default User" > wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote: > > I like bananas only at a certain stage of ripeness. *Once they're past > > that, they go in the garbage. *Refrigerating them is the best > > compromise I've found. > > Garbage! Unborn loaves of banana bread cried out, then were silent. Ohhh, I don't think two morbidly obese people need banana bread or any of those other treats you can make with overripe bananas. Using the refrigerator for banana storage is banana-bread birth control. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:45:18 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote: > >"Goomba38" > wrote in message ... >> Ken wrote: >>> Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch of yellows >>> (that's all they had, no green ones) last Saturday and by Tuesday the >>> skins were covered with big brown splotches. I usually try to buy mostly >>> green bananas and they last for five or six days. >> >> It might be too late for this batch but you can put them in the >> refrigerator as they get to the point where you like them. It will darken >> the skin but the fruit remains fairly unaffected, albeit cold to eat out >> of hand. > >I consulted an expert on this, Chiquita Banana. This was her response: > >"I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say - Bananas have to ripen in a >certain way- When they are fleck'd with brown and have a golden hue - >Bananas taste the best and are best for you - You can put them in a salad - >You can put them in a pie-aye - Any way you want to eat them - It's >impossible to beat them - But, bananas like the climate of the very, very >tropical equator - So you should never put bananas in the refrigerator." > >There ya go. > >Paul > i hear chiquita banana was really a white lady from yonkers. your pal, blake |
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