In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:20:25 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Dave Smith > wrote:
> >
> >> Bananas are 69 cents per pound here these days, and they aren't great
> >> bananas. I only buy a few at a time because they are either under ripe
> >> or over ripe.
> >
> >Under ripe should not be a problem. I won't purchase green ones but if
> >they are a clean yellow with a green stem, I'll go ahead and get those.
> >
> >Unlike tomatoes, bowl ripened bananas seem to be good, at least to us.
> >
> >YMMV as always. :-)
>
> When I buy bananas, I usually get a small bunch that are ready to eat,
> and a small bunch of green ones. Keeps us happily in bananas for
> several days.
>
> Carol

I do the same thing for dad if I'm "stocking up" for him like I did
yesterday. Ones with green stems seem to last a decent time.

I won't eat them until they are speckled. :-)
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