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?

"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?

I've seen it but don't know what it is. I googled it but came up with
nothing.

"Julie Bove" > 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?
>
> I've seen it but don't know what it is. I googled it but came up with
> nothing.

I couldn't find anything googling either, except somebody else that asked
about it in August 2009.

"Ellen K." > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > 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?
>>
>> I've seen it but don't know what it is. I googled it but came up with
>> nothing.
>
> I couldn't find anything googling either, except somebody else that asked
> about it in August 2009.

Angela loves cutting peppers open because she likes to see if there are
babies inside. We often see babies in red ones but not too many in the
other colors. She always eats the babies. But she won't eat the big
pepper.

"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.

"Ellen K." > wrote in message
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> "Ellen K." > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "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.

As you surmised, I'm unable to help since I don't buy bananas. But maybe
someone else will reply.