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Gabe15 · 08-24-2010, 06:09 PM

I don't doubt that what she did worked, but I think there is a misinterpretation of what was going on. The fruit will ripen after it is cut, almost regardless of the maturity. If the bunch is put into a bucket of water, it would still ripen and "finish", but it will not get any larger, and I doubt that it would act any different from if you didn't put it in water.

08-24-2010, 06:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
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