Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west From: west@sdcsla.UUCP Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: Basis for Ripening Avocados & Other Fruits Message-ID: <447@sdcsla.UUCP> Date: Wed, 16-Nov-83 00:01:07 EST Article-I.D.: sdcsla.447 Posted: Wed Nov 16 00:01:07 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 17-Nov-83 23:14:26 EST Lines: 10 la-ti-dah.... An improvement to the method of ripening avo's in paper bags (at room temperature) is to put bananas in the bag with them -- apparently bananas give off a large amount of the ethylene gas which ripens. -- Larry West UC San Diego possible net addresses: -- ARPA: west@NPRDC -- UUCP: ucbvax!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west -- or ucbvax:sdcsvax:sdcsla:west