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Old 22-05-2006, 07:31 PM posted to sci.bio.food-science,sci.chem,rec.gardens.edible
Penelope Periwinkle
 
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Default Why Do Ripe Fruits Smell Bad?

On Mon, 22 May 2006 11:30:51 -0500, zxcvbob
wrote:

Radium wrote:


Well, according to my nose, most ripe fruits have a similar foul odor.
I really can't describe it well. All I do know, is that the odor is
foul but it does NOT smell like rotting flesh.



I think it depends; what has your room-mate been *doing* with those
almost-ripe fruits when you're not there? ;-)


spurf!

You owe me a keyboard, young man.



Penelope


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