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[sophiamarie]

On 3/31/2014 CouponQueen said:

On 3/31/2014 BlueCollarBabe said:???

OP, you do know that the "paper bag trick" is to speed up the ripening don't you?

That is what I thought..when I read her post I was thinking to myself "uh oh..I have been doing it wrong????" lol

No, I did not know that but that's why I only did it once. It just didn't seem right at the time. Thanks for the tip - but does anyone know how they keep them from getting ripe from the time they are picked to the time they hit the stores?????

[croemer]

Not sure but I have read not to refrigerate...and darn it I like my banana's cold.

[croemer]

On 3/31/2014 sophiamarie said:

On 3/31/2014 CouponQueen said:

On 3/31/2014 BlueCollarBabe said:???

OP, you do know that the "paper bag trick" is to speed up the ripening don't you?

That is what I thought..when I read her post I was thinking to myself "uh oh..I have been doing it wrong????" lol

No, I did not know that but that's why I only did it once. It just didn't seem right at the time. Thanks for the tip - but does anyone know how they keep them from getting ripe from the time they are picked to the time they hit the stores?????

The paper bag trick works great for avocado's.

[straykatz]

On 3/31/2014 LImom said: When you get them home, immediately separate them from the bunch. They will stop ripening, and last longer. I swear this works. Try it. My grandmother taught me this when I was a kid.

Yes...this works...separate them and don't let them touch each other...I spread mine out on a shelf....they do last longer.

[croemer]

On 3/31/2014 straykatz said:

On 3/31/2014 LImom said: When you get them home, immediately separate them from the bunch. They will stop ripening, and last longer. I swear this works. Try it. My grandmother taught me this when I was a kid.

Yes...this works...separate them and don't let them touch each other...I spread mine out on a shelf....they do last longer.

I just read this recently. I am going to try it out.

[straykatz]

On 3/31/2014 redtabby said: I peel and freeze any that are getting too ripe, they are perfect in smoothies.

I do this too.....you can also thaw them out for use in banada bread recipes.

[sunshine45]

On 3/31/2014 LImom said: When you get them home, immediately separate them from the bunch. They will stop ripening, and last longer. I swear this works. Try it. My grandmother taught me this when I was a kid.

i do this all the time....and it does work. plus, i never buy more than 5 or 6 at a time. i prefer to eat bananas while they are still slightly green. i hate an overripe banana for eating. if they get that way i peel them and put them in the freezer to use in recipes like banana bread or in a pound cake.

[luvdoodles]

Gee, I never heard about separating them. I am going to start doing that. I like my banana on the green side. What a great tip.

[straykatz]

On 3/31/2014 luvpoos said:

Gee, I never heard about separating them. I am going to start doing that. I like my banana on the green side. What a great tip.

They won't stay green but it does slow down the ripening process

[Irshgrl31201]

I have the opposite problem. Mine take forever to get really ripe. I use one every morning in a smoothie and they taste best in the smoothie when they are super ripe, almost to the point of being dark on the skin.