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Default brown something on inside surface of green and red peppers?


"atec77" > wrote in message
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> On 23/10/2010 12:33 PM, Alan S wrote:
>> On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:22:33 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> 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.

>>

> normally nana's are transported long distance under refrigeration and then
> gassed to rush ripen them (big sealed room gas introduced) if the gas is
> omitted or insufficient the inside ripens but the fruit doesn't take on
> the deep yellow and the flesh just under the skin is very firm
> In future expose the fruit to sunlight for a day or two and it will turn
> nicely


Okay. Thanks!