Comments on: How to Ripen Green Bananas http://www.homeeverafter.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/ The Way Home is Supposed to Be Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:01:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sue http://www.homeeverafter.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-9519 Sue Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:09:40 +0000 http://www.homemakerbarbi.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/#comment-9519 I now have my very green bananas that have not been ripening after a whole week(!) in a bag, and I have high hopes. I also wanted to point out to others in case it helps someone that bananas keep very well in the fridge for the other way around, when you don't want ripe bananas to go off. Yes it is true that the skins go black but inside the bananas keep fresh for a long time... As for the bananas in the car developing spots, could this be that it is a more enclosed space than the kitchen, meaning that the level of the ethylene gas will be higher, and also it is often quite warm? I now have my very green bananas that have not been ripening after a whole week(!) in a bag, and I have high hopes.
I also wanted to point out to others in case it helps someone that bananas keep very well in the fridge for the other way around, when you don’t want ripe bananas to go off. Yes it is true that the skins go black but inside the bananas keep fresh for a long time…

As for the bananas in the car developing spots, could this be that it is a more enclosed space than the kitchen, meaning that the level of the ethylene gas will be higher, and also it is often quite warm?

]]> By: Home Ever After http://www.homeeverafter.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/comment-page-/#comment-816 Home Ever After Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:45:41 +0000 http://www.homemakerbarbi.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/#comment-816 @Toni (Happy Housewife): Thanks for the Stumble! You know, I'm not sure about the spots; I've never really thought about it before. Perhaps one of our readers can shed some light on the subject before I Google it?! lol Barbi @Toni (Happy Housewife): Thanks for the Stumble! You know, I’m not sure about the spots; I’ve never really thought about it before. Perhaps one of our readers can shed some light on the subject before I Google it?! lol

Barbi

]]> By: Home Ever After http://www.homeeverafter.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/comment-page-/#comment-815 Home Ever After Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:42:04 +0000 http://www.homemakerbarbi.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/#comment-815 @Phoebe: Yes, that's true! Putting ethylene-producing produce with any other piece of fruit or vegetable that produces ethylene (like an apple) also will just cause the process to spped up. Thanks for pointing that out! Barbi @Phoebe: Yes, that’s true! Putting ethylene-producing produce with any other piece of fruit or vegetable that produces ethylene (like an apple) also will just cause the process to spped up. Thanks for pointing that out!

Barbi

]]> By: The Happy Housewife http://www.homeeverafter.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-817 The Happy Housewife Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:44:57 +0000 http://www.homemakerbarbi.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/#comment-817 Just stumbled this so others will be enlightened! My question is why do bananas get spots when you take them in the car? Every time we travel we bring them for snacks and if they stay in the car for more than 12 hours they start to get gross? I drive a suburban so I can't imagine it is the gas... too much room for it to escape.... I use this trick mostly with avocados since I can never find ripe one's at the store! Thanks for sharing... Toni Just stumbled this so others will be enlightened!
My question is why do bananas get spots when you take them in the car? Every time we travel we bring them for snacks and if they stay in the car for more than 12 hours they start to get gross? I drive a suburban so I can’t imagine it is the gas… too much room for it to escape….
I use this trick mostly with avocados since I can never find ripe one’s at the store!
Thanks for sharing…
Toni

]]> By: Phoebe @ Cents to Get Debt Free http://www.homeeverafter.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Phoebe @ Cents to Get Debt Free Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:38:07 +0000 http://www.homemakerbarbi.com/how-to-ripen-green-bananas/#comment-818 I've also heard that you can put your bananas with an apple for a day or so, and that will help ripen them. I’ve also heard that you can put your bananas with an apple for a day or so, and that will help ripen them.

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