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Can I still eat this peach?

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Can I still eat this peach?

Bought a bunch of peaches from Superstore. Picked the unripe/hard ones with "smooth" skin and stored them in the fridge at home. Next day, the peaches have a layer of "something" white on them (see photo). Some have the white substance all over them. Can I still eat these peaches or should they be thrown out?

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Looks good to me, just wash it off and cut it open if it looks bad on the inside throw it out
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it looks good, in fact, if you find a fruit that is quickly spoiling, that means that it didn't get all the crap that farmers use these days to make the fruits look "fresh" and have a longer shelf life.
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Thanks for the info! Glad to know I can still eat the peaches.
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Don't put unripened peaches in the fridge, they will not ripen.

Leave them on the counter and in a couple of days they will be good to go.

Sadly they only last a couple of days before they turn bad. It's not really a fruit you can store for a long time.

So, buy peaches, let them sit for a couple of days, wash, peel, slice and eat. Sometimes I skip the peeling and slicing and just eat.
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renoldman wrote: Don't put unripened peaches in the fridge, they will not ripen.

Leave them on the counter and in a couple of days they will be good to go.

Sadly they only last a couple of days before they turn bad. It's not really a fruit you can store for a long time.

So, buy peaches, let them sit for a couple of days, wash, peel, slice and eat. Sometimes I skip the peeling and slicing and just eat.
Don't peel it. The fuzz is the best part of a peach!
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I can eat a peach for hours!...lol

For the white on the surface I usually just brush it off with my thumb.
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renoldman wrote: Don't put unripened peaches in the fridge, they will not ripen.

Leave them on the counter and in a couple of days they will be good to go.

Sadly they only last a couple of days before they turn bad. It's not really a fruit you can store for a long time.

So, buy peaches, let them sit for a couple of days, wash, peel, slice and eat. Sometimes I skip the peeling and slicing and just eat.
Agreed - same with tomatoes.
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bonterra wrote: Put a tomato in the fridge and it's ruined.
Agreed. Yet many stores keep their tomatoes in the refrigerated section - along with peaches etc. Price does not matter - it seems to be happening everywhere. I won't buy them - and it makes me question many of their other food items.
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renoldman wrote: Don't put unripened peaches in the fridge, they will not ripen.

Leave them on the counter and in a couple of days they will be good to go.

Sadly they only last a couple of days before they turn bad. It's not really a fruit you can store for a long time.

So, buy peaches, let them sit for a couple of days, wash, peel, slice and eat. Sometimes I skip the peeling and slicing and just eat.
Really? Peaches last at least a week for me.
I’ve never seen a peach go bad after buying one that was fine
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these must be the Mackinaw peaches Grinning Face With Smiling Eyes
Thanks RFD I'm poor because of all the deals :cry:
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Is the 3 year bump for upcoming peaches season?
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No Frills wrote: Is the 3 year bump for upcoming peaches season?
Actually, quite possibly yes.
Blanche123 wrote: Yet many stores keep their tomatoes in the refrigerated section - along with peaches etc. Price does not matter - it seems to be happening everywhere. I won't buy them - and it makes me question many of their other food items.
I'm only finding Organic peaches in the refrigerated portion of select grocery stores. Perhaps when they come back in season here in Ontario they'll be in a standard fruit section of a grocery store on display near the apples etc, looking peachy. Smiling Face With Sunglasses
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