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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