Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600755
10/13/97

### STORING PLANTAINS

        Commercial varieties, always picked unripe, are matured

    by
     special moist processing  before  reaching the point  of

    sale.
      They  should not be eaten until further ripening  by

    holding
     them at 70 degrees Fahrenheit in a closed paper bag

    until
    yellow in color.  Once cut, they darken rapidly unless

    sprinkled
     with  citrus  juice.   As  a  rule,  use slightly

    underripe
      plantains  for   cooking.    Plantains   may  be

    refrigerated,
      while   the   skins  darken  ominously,  the

    interiors
     remain  palatable  even  after  2  to  3  days of

    refrigeration.

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