[NAFEX] Pears & "Black Hands"

nottke1 nottke1 at earthlink.net
Wed Oct 27 11:31:38 EDT 2010


A friend of mine processed a bushel of pears (old timey hard pears) after they sat in his garage for a week and softened a bit.  After about an hour of peeling/paring his hands gradually turned black, like a mild case of Black Walnut blackening.  The blackening disappeared over a 3 day period.
Has anyone else had this experience?
I have peeled and cored a couple dozen pears at one sitting many times and not noticed any skin discoloration.
Thanks,
Jim Nottke, z7 NC



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