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Canesfan
Member
12-29-2006
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:07 pm
Place some apples in a bag with your bananas or if you have a fruit bowl with apples in it, put the bananas in the bowl. There's something in apples that cause bananas to ripen quickly. I bought green bananas yesterday, put them on top of some Granny Smith apples and today they are ripe.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:07 pm
TWINKIE: the fastest way is to put the bananas in a paper bag on the countertop with an apple. Why? Apples emit ethylene gases, which cause certain fruits (like pears and bananas) to ripen faster. Starting with green bananas, paper-bagging them should give you ripe bananas in a day
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:08 pm
Dah, Cane beat me!
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Canesfan
Member
12-29-2006
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:08 pm
Great minds think alike!!!
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:09 pm
Throw a couple of grapes in and we can have fruit salad!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:10 pm
Letting bananas get too cold stops them ripening. You know when you get those really bland bananas? They've probably been put in cold storage at some point and they'll never taste the same, however much you leave them out.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:19 pm
I am learning all sorts of things today. I am allergic to bananas, though 
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:38 pm
Thanks, guys! I learned a lot too! So I guess I'll get some apples tonight and get them in a paper bag. LOL
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:40 pm
Put the banana in a paper bag with a ripe apple. Don't know why, but this works so fast.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 12:51 pm
I'm so glad you asked Twinkie because I've been seeing only green bananas all over the place lately!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 1:30 pm
Isn't that weird, War? Why on earth are they picking them so green?? I know with oranges, if you pick them green they will never be sweet. I don't know if its the same with bananas but you'd think so.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 1:45 pm
I only like bananas with a bit of green on them. The yellow ones, especially the yellow ones with brown spots are way to sweet for me.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 2:29 pm
I don't know Twinks, but it sure is a pain. My kids love their fresh fruits and veggies, but bananas are the absolute favorite. Last week I bought a bunch from Costco and it took four days for them to ripen up enough for them to eat them. The last few times I've bought them they've been that green.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 5:31 pm
Same here, War. I have a banana every day with my first shot of the day because I have to eat when I first wake up and that's impossible for me if I have to fix something. I can easily go several hours without eating if I don't have any bananas. I'm tired of buying green bananas! Juju, I bet these are even too green for you! LOL
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 9:26 pm
Twinkie, in my distant youth, I used to be a big proponent of Carnation Instant Breakfast. It's not like really "fixing" anything, just stir some stuff into a glass of milk.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 9:33 pm
I skipped bananas at the store too. They really looked green.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 9:56 pm
I just found the carnation instant breakfast at Costco Juju! I'd been looking for it for those mornings the kids are lagging and need something quick. Not the best breakfast, but they both take fruit or raw veggies for snack so I figure it won't hurt them once in a while, lol.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 10:25 pm
Juju, isn't there a lot of sugar in the instant breakfast?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 8:51 am
Twinkie, there's even sugar in our salt. Look at the carton.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 9:01 am
Help, our washing machine seems to be having a problem. It seems to rotate/oscillate (whatever it is called) but when it comes to the spin cycle, i hear a sound (like something is spinning or trying to catch) but it does not spin. Any advice. Do I call in a repairman or does it sound like it's just time to get a new washer? I just hate to spend $$$ on a repair guy only to have him tell me that the thing is dead... TIA!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 9:35 am
Sounds like the belt is slipping. Depending on the type of Washer...the belt should be on the bottom. You may need to have someone flip it on it's side and see if the belt is loose.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 9:43 am
What Nick said..you know the belt thingie!!! 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 9:46 am
Twinkie, for one packet that makes one instant breakfast, there's 20 g's of sugar. Julie, if your husband or a close friend or relative is handy you might have them look at it and see if it's not just unbalanced or something. When my dryer stopped working and I finally got Darren to take a look at it, I was sure we'd have to get a new one. In the end he was able to fix it for about 40 bucks. You might call around and see if anyone will come look at it for a free estimate or a small fee, it might be worth the money you save on a new one if you can fix it.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 9:52 am
Thanks Nic, Scoot and War. Off to find a handyman....
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 9:54 am
oh and no, my dh is a lot of things but handyman??? NO WAY!!! We don't even own more than a hammer and a screwdriver. We are not licensed and have no handy genes at all....
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