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Capitum
08-22-2012, 11:35 PM
I didn't see this posted in any of the forums, and since this will likely be for commercial bananas, this seemed like the best forum.

Keep Your Bananas Ripe by Spraying Them With Recycled Shrimp Shells | Popular Science (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-08/sprayable-recycled-shrimp-shells-form-new-ripeness-slowing-banana-coat)

Good news for banana lovers: Help may be on the way to slow that rapid over-ripening (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/acs-gnf072012.php)

I'm not sure that I want my bananas covered with this stuff, and I'd hate to see the liability of someone allergic to shellfish having a reaction (assuming that the allergen is in the extract, and that the reaction was severe enough to be triggered by skin contact when holding the banana)

But, it's about bananas... so figured I'd share. Personally, an overripe banana is just a reason to make banana bread.

sunfish
08-22-2012, 11:47 PM
Keep them cool and out of sun and they last longer

Abnshrek
08-23-2012, 03:06 AM
So banana's in the basement (I'm SOL) or wine cellar (Ain't got one of those either) they are good to go.. I'm all for some banana nut bread now. :^)

sunfish
08-26-2012, 01:55 PM
:woohoonaner:

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