On Aug 3, 12:38*pm, DanS.
> wrote:
> DanS. added the following to the totality of all human wisdom on
> 8/3/2010 in writing
>
> > My daughter's marching band's picnic is Saturday. *I want to make a fresh
> > fruit salad - as her section is assigned "fruit." *Last year, I seem to
> > recall the bananas got mushy between the start of practice - 8am and the
> > picnic at 8pm.
>
> > It's just a bunch of fresh fruit cut up and mixed with peach pie fillng just
> > before serving. *I'm sure the attendants won't want to cut my bananas for me
> > as there will be over 1000 people at the picnic.
>
> > How can I keep the bananas white and not mushy that long? *Not sure dipping
> > in lemon juice will work.
>
> Perhaps I could freeze them and have them mixed in just before serving.
> *I wonder if they have a freezer there. (I know I'm answering my own
> post - sorry). *Thoughts welcome.
>
> --
> Yours,
> Dan S.
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> can't.

Freezing will make them mushy. Just buy ones that aren't yet super-
ripe and douse with a spritz of lemon juice. Actually, if you mix
them with the other fruits, they shouldn't discolor.

N.