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November 8, 1916
Batesville Daily Guard
Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas
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Bananas develop brown spots and become soggy due to sudden temperature changes during ripening, likened to catching a cold. They are shipped green from abroad and ripened in even heat to avoid spoilage.
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WHY BANANAS CATCH COLD
Any Sudden Change of Temperature Affects the Fruit and Has Injurious Effect.
You have probably had many a banana that has been covered with brown spots and streaks of brown and is very "squashy" inside. Most people think that such a banana is merely overripe. As a matter of fact, that particular fruit has caught a bad cold.
Bananas are shipped to America in great bunches, the fruit being cut when it is green and hard. If they were cut when they were ripe they would bruise and rot on their way.
The big green bunches of fruit are hung up in a hot storeroom to ripen, and to come to perfection they must be kept in an even temperature. Any sudden change of heat, a rush of cold air or a draft, makes the fruit spotted and it quickly becomes sodden and uneatable. That is because it has caught cold.
When that happens the bunches of fruit are at once sold, often at an extremely low rate, and for a short time the bananas are "cheap today."
Any Sudden Change of Temperature Affects the Fruit and Has Injurious Effect.
You have probably had many a banana that has been covered with brown spots and streaks of brown and is very "squashy" inside. Most people think that such a banana is merely overripe. As a matter of fact, that particular fruit has caught a bad cold.
Bananas are shipped to America in great bunches, the fruit being cut when it is green and hard. If they were cut when they were ripe they would bruise and rot on their way.
The big green bunches of fruit are hung up in a hot storeroom to ripen, and to come to perfection they must be kept in an even temperature. Any sudden change of heat, a rush of cold air or a draft, makes the fruit spotted and it quickly becomes sodden and uneatable. That is because it has caught cold.
When that happens the bunches of fruit are at once sold, often at an extremely low rate, and for a short time the bananas are "cheap today."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Banana Spoilage
Temperature Effects
Fruit Ripening
Cold Draft Damage
Where did it happen?
America
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America
Story Details
Bananas catch cold from sudden temperature changes, causing spots and spoilage; shipped green and ripened in even heat to prevent this.