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Default Saving half a banana

On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:39:00 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Feline wrote:
>>
>> All these years I've been slicing the whole banana on my cereal even though
>> I wanted only half, because there seemed to be no way to save the other half
>> without having it go brown and yucky.
>>
>> This morning I stuck the other half face down in an inch of water in a small
>> glass, and at dinner time it was looking good. Now let's see if it makes it
>> through the night. I would have tried acidulated water, but I didn't have a
>> lemon handy.
>>
>> If it doesn't work, I'll be open to suggestions. And no, I won't put it in
>> the re-frig-er-a-tor, cha-cha-cha-cha.

>
>
>I usually have only half a banana on my cereal and save the other half for
>the next day. I cut the banana in half before peeling and slicing it. The
>next day I have the other half. The exposed end is usually a little nasty
>looking. I slice off less than 18 inch and the rest of it is fine.


I do the same thing, but I only cut of 1/8 inch. I sometimes have the
rest for a snack during the day, but if not it is fine the next
morning.
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Susan N.

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