Why can't you eat a banana skin?

Gusto Brunt · 11-06-2011, 18:16

Just curious. Seems a lot to throw away.

Cake_Nibbler · 11-06-2011, 18:18

In World War II in Britain, when all the children were evacuated from places like London to the country to stay with fosterers, many had never seen a banana before. The majority of them ate bananas whole with the skin on.

One girl peeled her banana, only to throw away the inside and just eat the skin by itself.

Gusto Brunt · 11-06-2011, 18:21

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Originally Posted by Cake_Nibbler

In World War II in Britain, when all the children were evacuated from places like London to the country to stay with fosterers, many had never seen a banana before. The majority of them ate bananas whole with the skin on.

One girl peeled her banana, only to throw away the inside and just eat the skin by itself.

I can quite believe that.

grassmarket · 11-06-2011, 18:38

Nobody's stopping you.

breppo · 11-06-2011, 19:00

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Originally Posted by grassmarket

Nobody's stopping you.

Indeed. Report back please afterwards.

Millie Muppet · 11-06-2011, 20:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by breppo

Indeed. Report back please afterwards.

You beat me to it.

Come on OP, we're all curious.

diary_room · 11-06-2011, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cake_Nibbler

In World War II in Britain, when all the children were evacuated from places like London to the country to stay with fosterers, many had never seen a banana before. The majority of them ate bananas whole with the skin on.

One girl peeled her banana, only to throw away the inside and just eat the skin by itself.

Why would people in the wartime British countryside have bananas, when people in London hadn't seen them?

soulboy77 · 11-06-2011, 22:39

I tried eating a banana skin when I was little and it was bloody awful.

Mystic-Topaz · 11-06-2011, 22:56

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Originally Posted by diary_room

Why would people in the wartime British countryside have bananas, when people in London hadn't seen them?

It was a ploy to lure all the wee kiddies away from London

Cstar2229 · 12-06-2011, 03:19

Smoke it instead

Lass_In_Oz · 12-06-2011, 04:03

After the floods & the cyclone in Oz not long ago, prices of bananas are around $13-$14 a kilo (about six to seven pounds) here at the moment. For that price you'd want to eat the skin and quite possibly the bag they came in!!

DaisyBumbleroot · 12-06-2011, 13:03

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Originally Posted by Cstar2229

Smoke it instead

Ha hahahaa

hands up - we tried that one

Pixie Queen · 12-06-2011, 18:44

My mum in law told me when she was a little girl she had never seen a banana till after the war and she tried to eat the skin the first time she was given one.

bean999 · 15-06-2011, 01:01

According to this bananas turned up in the UK around 1900, they just became scarce during the wars.

If as the article says there was a music hall song 'Yes, we have no bananas' (wikipedia says it was written in 1923, not the first world war) people must have known about them:

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/focus...746576,00.html

Paradise_Lost · 15-06-2011, 07:29

Never tried it. But seems about as appealing as eating tyre tread.

11-06-2011, 18:16	#1
Gusto Brunt Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 11,525	Why can't you eat a banana skin? Just curious. Seems a lot to throw away.

11-06-2011, 18:18	#2
Cake_Nibbler Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,463	In World War II in Britain, when all the children were evacuated from places like London to the country to stay with fosterers, many had never seen a banana before. The majority of them ate bananas whole with the skin on. One girl peeled her banana, only to throw away the inside and just eat the skin by itself.

11-06-2011, 18:21	#3
Gusto Brunt Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 11,525	Quote: Originally Posted by Cake_Nibbler In World War II in Britain, when all the children were evacuated from places like London to the country to stay with fosterers, many had never seen a banana before. The majority of them ate bananas whole with the skin on. One girl peeled her banana, only to throw away the inside and just eat the skin by itself. I can quite believe that.

11-06-2011, 18:38	#4
grassmarket Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 23,321	Nobody's stopping you.

11-06-2011, 19:00	#5
breppo Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cathedral of Motorcycle Racing Posts: 2,410	Quote: Originally Posted by grassmarket Nobody's stopping you. Indeed. Report back please afterwards.

11-06-2011, 20:52	#6
Millie Muppet Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The South Posts: 5,623	Quote: Originally Posted by breppo Indeed. Report back please afterwards. You beat me to it. Come on OP, we're all curious.

11-06-2011, 22:33	#7
diary_room Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,415	Quote: Originally Posted by Cake_Nibbler In World War II in Britain, when all the children were evacuated from places like London to the country to stay with fosterers, many had never seen a banana before. The majority of them ate bananas whole with the skin on. One girl peeled her banana, only to throw away the inside and just eat the skin by itself. Why would people in the wartime British countryside have bananas, when people in London hadn't seen them?

11-06-2011, 22:39	#8
soulboy77 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Herts Posts: 17,005	I tried eating a banana skin when I was little and it was bloody awful.

11-06-2011, 22:56	#9
Mystic-Topaz Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Auld Reekie Posts: 2,078	Quote: Originally Posted by diary_room Why would people in the wartime British countryside have bananas, when people in London hadn't seen them? It was a ploy to lure all the wee kiddies away from London

12-06-2011, 03:19	#10
Cstar2229 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: By the Sea Posts: 24,199	Smoke it instead

12-06-2011, 04:03	#11
Lass_In_Oz Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 186	After the floods & the cyclone in Oz not long ago, prices of bananas are around $13-$14 a kilo (about six to seven pounds) here at the moment. For that price you'd want to eat the skin and quite possibly the bag they came in!!

12-06-2011, 13:03	#12
DaisyBumbleroot Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 23,456	Quote: Originally Posted by Cstar2229 Smoke it instead Ha hahahaa hands up - we tried that one

12-06-2011, 18:44	#13
Pixie Queen Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: My Own Little World Posts: 1,102	My mum in law told me when she was a little girl she had never seen a banana till after the war and she tried to eat the skin the first time she was given one.

15-06-2011, 01:01	#14
bean999 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,686	According to this bananas turned up in the UK around 1900, they just became scarce during the wars. If as the article says there was a music hall song 'Yes, we have no bananas' (wikipedia says it was written in 1923, not the first world war) people must have known about them: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/focus...746576,00.html

15-06-2011, 07:29	#15
Paradise_Lost Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 4,163	Never tried it. But seems about as appealing as eating tyre tread.

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