Bananas?

paulamathers · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:49 am Post subject: Bananas?

A couple of weeks ago I brought some bananas from the supermarket, and because I brought them on a Saturday, I made sure they were really green so that they'd last us the week. They have been sat in the kitchen since then and they are still green! They're rock solid because they're still under ripe. It's really weird, I've never known Bananas take so long to ripen up before. Could there be something wrong with them - I know this is a very weird question!! The only thing I did differently to normal was I brought them from Morrissons (another big chain) rather than Tesco where everything ended up being way more expensive than usual!!
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guido · Site Admin Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Posts: 381 Location: Italy

I'm lost on this!
Maybe because it's colder than usual?
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paulamathers · Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:39 am Post subject:

maybe, its freezing here!!
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Kate · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:39 am Post subject:

Paula, place the bananas in a paper bag so that the ethylene gas is trapped and the bananas will ripen faster.
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paulamathers · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject:

Thanks Kate Smile

weirdly, Saturday morning they were still green, we went out and by Saturday evening when we got home, they had gone really yellow and had big bruises on them! I've never seen that happen before.
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Kate · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject:

The bananas most likely were picked super green and held in cold storage.
I would take them back to the store and get a refund. That has happened to me in the past.

And Paula....it's bought, put a note on your pc....rofl.
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paulamathers · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject:

brought, bought - same difference its the Northerner in me coming out Very Happy

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Kate · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject:

Oh ok haha.
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