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How to ripen unripe fruit faster using a banana in a paper bag
Put a banana and the unripe fruit in a paper bag and store it in a dark place to speed ripening.
Place a banana in a paper bag, add the unripe fruit, close the bag, and keep it somewhere dark. The banana helps accelerate ripening of the other fruit.
The short version
- Paper bag + banana speeds ripening
- Store in a dark place
What you need
- paper bag
Why it works
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