ALostInquirer to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-210 months agoHow do you go about preserving fruits and vegetables?message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up167arrow-down1message-squareHow do you go about preserving fruits and vegetables?ALostInquirer to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-210 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareabbadon420linkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-210 months agoKeep your bananas away from other fruit (including other bananas). Bananas give off a lot of ethylene, which quickens the ripening process. All fruits give off ethylene, it’s part of the ripening process, but banans do give off the most.
minus-squareALostInquirerOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·10 months agoHuh, so if something seemed a little under-ripe, you might be able to use bananas to help ripen them up? If so, that could be a useful trick!
Keep your bananas away from other fruit (including other bananas). Bananas give off a lot of ethylene, which quickens the ripening process. All fruits give off ethylene, it’s part of the ripening process, but banans do give off the most.
Huh, so if something seemed a little under-ripe, you might be able to use bananas to help ripen them up? If so, that could be a useful trick!