On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:55:11 -0700, "taxed and spent"
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>"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
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>> My kitchen is not air conditioned. It can get really hot with its
>> eastern and southern exposures and it is difficult to keep fresh fruit
>> around, as the heat can make things go from not quite ripe to -uh-oh,
>> chuck it - overnight. We do not buy in large amounts, either.
>>
>> Lowest level of the house is of no benefit. Fridge storage is ok for
>> some things, but not for others.
>>
>> I have been keeping a cooler in the kitchen the past couple of weeks
>> and placing the fruit in there with a few ice packs. I change the ice
>> packs daily.
>>
>> It seems like it's silly and a bother, but we get to eat the bananas
>> and stone fruits before they are brown mush.
>>
>> Anyone else have any idea of what we can do?
>>
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>get a small fridge you can set to a more desirable temp to hold fruit.
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Good idea. Have one in the basement. Tried it, but it is harder to
keep the temp adjusted to where it would be ideal. Dunno know if that
is this particular fridge or most small ones. That was why I went to a
cooler. I should have explained in the earlier post.