Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Sandy said: ..... I put them in a plastic sack and up in a cupboard............... Response: When we bring home green Bananas I put them in an open window (not in direct sun light though), where KiKi can't see them LOL (heck the bed room)! She inhales bananas!...a true banana baby! By day two, they are usually ready to eat. Some put them in the dark.... Maybe try a paper sack that breaths better.....the plastic may cause them to " rot " not ripen, thus turning " black " and not spotted. Experiment. I don't like the dark method...the sun light turns the green parts yellow better. If the sugar in the banana is not converted by the proper ripping process it remains an illegal sugar. I would not eat them unless they are 100% spotted. Some stores sell them for less when spotted...this is when we grab them for only 50 cents a pound....ask your store to call you, or tell you when the bananas are spotted...they often throw the darn things out! Hope this helps, Antoinette and entire family of five SCD 2/06 (celiac, add, adhd, asd and more) ---- Original Message ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Sandy, I have had this happen a few times. They can be WELL spotted all over but still have a bit of stubborn green at the stem, which just will not go away. I know that we *generally* say " no green " ... but you need to use your own judgement sometimes. If you open one, and it is clearly RIPE all over....the skin has dark, dark brown or nearly black spots all over.... I think they're fine, and I'd use them... even if the stem has some green left. It doesn't happen often... and maybe has something to do with how prematurely they were picked. I remember Elaine agreeing with this years ago. I had to throw away an entire bunch one time b/c I was waiting for all the green to go away, but they were literally BLACK, mushy, " banana bread " stage and starting to ferment in their own skins... and STILL had green stems! Just remember that GENERALLY speaking, the " no green to be seen " is a guideline, along with the " well spotted all over with brown spots " . Patti Bananas I bought some bananas about 10 days ago. They were green at the stems but yellow elsewhere. As I always do I put them in a plastic sack and up in a cupboard. I have checked them every couple of days since. I have had to through a couple out as they are spoiled but still green at the stem. Many of them are turning black at the bud end, all of them still have a very bright green at the stem end. They have black spots through out but still green at the stem end. I know that I am repeating myself but I am frustrated. Can I just cut off any part that is close to the green and use the rest? Tobias has been, at times not so patiently, waiting for a banana. This is how I have been letting the bananas ripen ever since I found out you were not supposed to eat them with any green on them. How do the rest of you get your bananas to ripen. I can't leave them on the counter as Tobias gets into them. Frustrated over bananas Sandy M. Whole family SCD in support of 5 yr old who raged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I once bought bananas at Costco that were green and NEVER ripened--went from green to gray I think, never yellow-- and since that was unusual, I asked about it next trip. They said bananas have to be gassed with a ripening agent since they are picked green, and apparently the ones I bought missed the gas or were never gassed. Perhaps this happened to yours, too? Now I only buy them anywhere when they have enough yellow on them to suggest they will ripen... Lorilyn How do the rest of you get your bananas to ripen. I can't leave them on the counter as Tobias gets into them. Frustrated over bananas Sandy M. Whole family SCD in support of 5 yr old who raged. For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info<http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\ > and http://www.pecanbread.com<http://www.pecanbread.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Thanks Patti and everyone else. That is where these are. I am not sure if they are even etable anymore other than bread/muffins but still green on the stems. I will break one open and if I think it ok, I will let Tobias indulge. <SMILE> Sandy M. > > Sandy, > > I have had this happen a few times. They can be WELL spotted all over but still have a bit of stubborn green at the stem, which just will not go away. I know that we *generally* say " no green " ... but you need to use your own judgement sometimes. If you open one, and it is clearly RIPE all over....the skin has dark, dark brown or nearly black spots all over.... I think they're fine, and I'd use them... even if the stem has some green left. > > It doesn't happen often... and maybe has something to do with how prematurely they were picked. I remember Elaine agreeing with this years ago. > > I had to throw away an entire bunch one time b/c I was waiting for all the green to go away, but they were literally BLACK, mushy, " banana bread " stage and starting to ferment in their own skins... and STILL had green stems! Just remember that GENERALLY speaking, the " no green to be seen " is a guideline, along with the " well spotted all over with brown spots " . > > Patti > Bananas > > > I bought some bananas about 10 days ago. They were green at the > stems but yellow elsewhere. As I always do I put them in a plastic > sack and up in a cupboard. I have checked them every couple of days > since. I have had to through a couple out as they are spoiled but > still green at the stem. Many of them are turning black at the bud > end, all of them still have a very bright green at the stem end. > They have black spots through out but still green at the stem end. > I know that I am repeating myself but I am frustrated. > > Can I just cut off any part that is close to the green and use the > rest? Tobias has been, at times not so patiently, waiting for a > banana. > > This is how I have been letting the bananas ripen ever since I found > out you were not supposed to eat them with any green on them. > > How do the rest of you get your bananas to ripen. I can't leave > them on the counter as Tobias gets into them. > > Frustrated over bananas > Sandy M. > Whole family SCD in support of 5 yr old who raged. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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