On 6 Oct 2023 23:22:12 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 2023-10-05, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I always like to follow the thought processes of a genius.
>
>
>I should start charging you for it.

You should. It's very interesting to learn how a political alien
thinks :)

On 10/6/2023 7:22 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> On 2023-10-05, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I always like to follow the thought processes of a genius.
>
>
> I should start charging you for it.

LOLOL!

Jill

On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 19:35:53 -0400, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:

>On 10/6/2023 7:22 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>> On 2023-10-05, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> I always like to follow the thought processes of a genius.
>>
>>
>> I should start charging you for it.
>
>LOLOL!

Jill has been drinking :)

On 2023-10-06 7:22 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> On 2023-10-05, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I always like to follow the thought processes of a genius.
>
>
> I should start charging you for it.

I would give him a break on the payments until he starts showing some
evidence of it.

On Sun, 8 Oct 2023 16:47:27 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2023-10-06 7:22 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>> On 2023-10-05, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> I always like to follow the thought processes of a genius.
>>
>>
>> I should start charging you for it.
>
>I would give him a break on the payments until he starts showing some
>evidence of it.

Of what?

Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2023-10-05 5:51 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> > On 10/5/2023 5:47 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>
> > Nice looking mini-loaves!  You're right, banana bread always looks
> > the same, no need for a new pic unless you did something
> > dramatically different.  You didn't. :)
> >
>
> Dang. After decades of thinking about making banana bread but not
> bothering and having such positive results I want to make more. I
> need three or more ripe bananas. I have two. I hate the idea of
> having to buy over ripe bananas, and there is no point in buying nice
> bananas and letting them over ripen to have enough for a batch
> because these guys will be will be absolutely rotten. I suppose I
> could hope to find some in the slashed prices for quick clearance bin.

They can be peeled and frozen to use later.

On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 12:35:52 PM UTC-10, Thomas wrote:
> On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 6:21:34 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2023-10-05 5:51 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> > > On 10/5/2023 5:47 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> >
> > > Nice looking mini-loaves! You're right, banana bread always looks the
> > > same, no need for a new pic unless you did something dramatically
> > > different. You didn't. :)
> > >
> > Dang. After decades of thinking about making banana bread but not
> > bothering and having such positive results I want to make more. I need
> > three or more ripe bananas. I have two. I hate the idea of having to buy
> > over ripe bananas, and there is no point in buying nice bananas and
> > letting them over ripen to have enough for a batch because these guys
> > will be will be absolutely rotten. I suppose I could hope to find some
> > in the slashed prices for quick clearance bin.
> Here's the thing with my bananas. I don't know why. I buy them totally yellow with a bit of brown and keep them in the plastic grocery bag thinking I will keep the fruit flies away. They are fall-apart when peeled and dark spots inside with mostly yellow skins. I'll take a pic of what I bought last week... maybe I should wait a month?

Yesterday, I heard a loud crash in the backyard. A banana tree had fallen. Beats me why it did that. The banana is a variety called "apple banana." They have a tart and sweet taste to them and are easily recognizable because of their short stature.
My friend said to put it in a paper bag and it'll be ripe in a couple of days. Evidently a banana tree is mostly a giant grass that bears fruit one time and then dies. That's kind of sad - or is it?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/hqtsWZm6WHpbrvAW6

On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:12:10 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
<dsi123@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:

>On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 12:35:52 PM UTC-10, Thomas wrote:
>
>> Here's the thing with my bananas. I don't know why. I buy them totally yellow with a bit of brown and keep them in the plastic grocery bag thinking I will keep the fruit flies away. They are fall-apart when peeled and dark spots inside with mostly yellow skins. I'll take a pic of what I bought last week... maybe I should wait a month?
>
>Yesterday, I heard a loud crash in the backyard. A banana tree had fallen. Beats me why it did that. The banana is a variety called "apple banana." They have a tart and sweet taste to them and are easily recognizable because of their short stature.
>My friend said to put it in a paper bag and it'll be ripe in a couple of days. Evidently a banana tree is mostly a giant grass that bears fruit one time and then dies. That's kind of sad - or is it?
>
>https://photos.app.goo.gl/hqtsWZm6WHpbrvAW6

Not to correct you but to add:

"Apple banana trees are perennial plants that can live for many years
and produce fruit multiple times. However, after an apple banana tree
produces a bunch of fruit, it will die back to the ground. But the
rhizome, which is the underground stem of the plant, will survive and
send up new shoots the following year. These new shoots will
eventually grow into new apple banana trees that will produce their
own bunches of fruit."
(Source: my artificially intelligent friend)

On Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 8:58:25 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:12:10 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> <dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 12:35:52 PM UTC-10, Thomas wrote:
> >
> >> Here's the thing with my bananas. I don't know why. I buy them totally yellow with a bit of brown and keep them in the plastic grocery bag thinking I will keep the fruit flies away. They are fall-apart when peeled and dark spots inside with mostly yellow skins. I'll take a pic of what I bought last week... maybe I should wait a month?
> >
> >Yesterday, I heard a loud crash in the backyard. A banana tree had fallen. Beats me why it did that. The banana is a variety called "apple banana." They have a tart and sweet taste to them and are easily recognizable because of their short stature.
> >My friend said to put it in a paper bag and it'll be ripe in a couple of days. Evidently a banana tree is mostly a giant grass that bears fruit one time and then dies. That's kind of sad - or is it?
> >
> >https://photos.app.goo.gl/hqtsWZm6WHpbrvAW6
> Not to correct you but to add:
>
> "Apple banana trees are perennial plants that can live for many years
> and produce fruit multiple times. However, after an apple banana tree
> produces a bunch of fruit, it will die back to the ground. But the
> rhizome, which is the underground stem of the plant, will survive and
> send up new shoots the following year. These new shoots will
> eventually grow into new apple banana trees that will produce their
> own bunches of fruit."
> (Source: my artificially intelligent friend)

That would be correct but it depends on what you consider to be a "tree." It's always a treat to eat an apple banana. They make me feel happy after I eat one. I got some sealed in a paper bag as we speak.

https://www.tastingtable.com/1274394/what-apple-bananas-taste/

On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:18:52 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
<dsi123@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:

>On Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 8:58:25 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:12:10 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
>> <dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>>
>> >On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 12:35:52 PM UTC-10, Thomas wrote:
>> >
>> >> Here's the thing with my bananas. I don't know why. I buy them totally yellow with a bit of brown and keep them in the plastic grocery bag thinking I will keep the fruit flies away. They are fall-apart when peeled and dark spots inside with mostly yellow skins. I'll take a pic of what I bought last week... maybe I should wait a month?
>> >
>> >Yesterday, I heard a loud crash in the backyard. A banana tree had fallen. Beats me why it did that. The banana is a variety called "apple banana." They have a tart and sweet taste to them and are easily recognizable because of their short stature.
>> >My friend said to put it in a paper bag and it'll be ripe in a couple of days. Evidently a banana tree is mostly a giant grass that bears fruit one time and then dies. That's kind of sad - or is it?
>> >
>> >https://photos.app.goo.gl/hqtsWZm6WHpbrvAW6
>> Not to correct you but to add:
>>
>> "Apple banana trees are perennial plants that can live for many years
>> and produce fruit multiple times. However, after an apple banana tree
>> produces a bunch of fruit, it will die back to the ground. But the
>> rhizome, which is the underground stem of the plant, will survive and
>> send up new shoots the following year. These new shoots will
>> eventually grow into new apple banana trees that will produce their
>> own bunches of fruit."
>> (Source: my artificially intelligent friend)
>
>That would be correct but it depends on what you consider to be a "tree."

Yes, I don't think a real tree has rhizomes.

> It's always a treat to eat an apple banana. They make me feel happy
> after I eat one. I got some sealed in a paper bag as we speak.
>
>https://www.tastingtable.com/1274394/what-apple-bananas-taste/

I've never had one.

dsi1 wrote:

> On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 12:35:52 PM UTC-10, Thomas wrote:
> > On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 6:21:34 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > On 2023-10-05 5:51 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> > > > On 10/5/2023 5:47 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> > >
> > > > Nice looking mini-loaves! You're right, banana bread always
> > > > looks the same, no need for a new pic unless you did something
> > > > dramatically different. You didn't. :)
> > > >
> > > Dang. After decades of thinking about making banana bread but not
> > > bothering and having such positive results I want to make more. I
> > > need three or more ripe bananas. I have two. I hate the idea of
> > > having to buy over ripe bananas, and there is no point in buying
> > > nice bananas and letting them over ripen to have enough for a
> > > batch because these guys will be will be absolutely rotten. I
> > > suppose I could hope to find some in the slashed prices for quick
> > > clearance bin.
> > Here's the thing with my bananas. I don't know why. I buy them
> > totally yellow with a bit of brown and keep them in the plastic
> > grocery bag thinking I will keep the fruit flies away. They are
> > fall-apart when peeled and dark spots inside with mostly yellow
> > skins. I'll take a pic of what I bought last week... maybe I should
> > wait a month?
>
> Yesterday, I heard a loud crash in the backyard. A banana tree had
> fallen. Beats me why it did that. The banana is a variety called
> "apple banana." They have a tart and sweet taste to them and are
> easily recognizable because of their short stature. My friend said
> to put it in a paper bag and it'll be ripe in a couple of days.
> Evidently a banana tree is mostly a giant grass that bears fruit one
> time and then dies. That's kind of sad - or is it?
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/hqtsWZm6WHpbrvAW6

Plantharvests.com indicates you should have new suckers coming up to
replace it. It looks to be just the fruiting stock? There seem to be 1
or 4 others in the background over the wall?

On Friday, October 13, 2023 at 9:40:26 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
> > On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 12:35:52 PM UTC-10, Thomas wrote:
> > > On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 6:21:34 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > > On 2023-10-05 5:51 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> > > > > On 10/5/2023 5:47 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Nice looking mini-loaves! You're right, banana bread always
> > > > > looks the same, no need for a new pic unless you did something
> > > > > dramatically different. You didn't. :)
> > > > >
> > > > Dang. After decades of thinking about making banana bread but not
> > > > bothering and having such positive results I want to make more. I
> > > > need three or more ripe bananas. I have two. I hate the idea of
> > > > having to buy over ripe bananas, and there is no point in buying
> > > > nice bananas and letting them over ripen to have enough for a
> > > > batch because these guys will be will be absolutely rotten. I
> > > > suppose I could hope to find some in the slashed prices for quick
> > > > clearance bin.
> > > Here's the thing with my bananas. I don't know why. I buy them
> > > totally yellow with a bit of brown and keep them in the plastic
> > > grocery bag thinking I will keep the fruit flies away. They are
> > > fall-apart when peeled and dark spots inside with mostly yellow
> > > skins. I'll take a pic of what I bought last week... maybe I should
> > > wait a month?
> >
> > Yesterday, I heard a loud crash in the backyard. A banana tree had
> > fallen. Beats me why it did that. The banana is a variety called
> > "apple banana." They have a tart and sweet taste to them and are
> > easily recognizable because of their short stature. My friend said
> > to put it in a paper bag and it'll be ripe in a couple of days.
> > Evidently a banana tree is mostly a giant grass that bears fruit one
> > time and then dies. That's kind of sad - or is it?
> >
> > https://photos.app.goo.gl/hqtsWZm6WHpbrvAW6
> Plantharvests.com indicates you should have new suckers coming up to
> replace it. It looks to be just the fruiting stock? There seem to be 1
> or 4 others in the background over the wall?

Two of the trees are leaning at a precarious angle. I wish those things would just topple over so we don't risk having a trunk fall on our heads. One of them has a blossom on the end. It's said that you can eat those. I sure would - if I was desperate.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/VU62WtH4YXkdLqx8A

https://photos.app.goo.gl/XUgDr3khsJfqP8Q56