"Ellen K." > wrote in message
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> "Ellen K." > wrote in message
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>> Lately a lot of the green and red peppers I've bought have brown
>> something on areas of their inner surface. It looks ughy so I've been
>> cutting those parts out and trashing them, but I'd like to know what this
>> is. Maybe some kind of fungus?
>>
>
> Here's what I think is the right answer, from SDT on rec.food.preserving
> (Thanks for the pointer, Nick!) :
>
> I thing I haven't experienced for a few years is an anti fungal wax.
> The grower treats the peppers with the wax and the outside of the pepper
> does not rot, dry or go bad in any way.
> BUT: --- The inside does.
>
> When those 'persons' were using that wax here the peppers felt sticky at
> the
> store, and when the store managers finally understood what was going on
> they
> were very angry and possibly? Very Very angry.

Interesting!

Now if I could just find out what is going on with the bananas. I know
people here probably won't know because they don't buy bananas.

At one store in particular, the bananas I buy there never seem to ripen on
the outside. I've had them for two weeks but they are still green and hard
to the touch on the outside. But inside? Total much!

This was mentioned on the food newsgroup. It is happening all over the
country but nobody knows why.

I have bought bananas from other stores and that didn't happen.