They're covered in a thin layer of wax...
... to help the keep. You want to rub this off before eating.
And any other god-awful germs and chemicals that supermarkets, farmer and the general public may have covered them in.
But mostly wax.
Posted By: Basil Wrathbone on February 22nd 2015 at 16:02:13
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- FAO Human Behavioural Experts:Why do we rub apples up against ourselves before we eat them (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 22, 15:43:55
- They're covered in a thin layer of wax... (General Chat) - Basil Wrathbone, Feb 22, 16:02:13
- We all think we've been handed the new ball in a test match (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Feb 22, 16:02:00
- Because of the dirty bastards who go for a piss in supermarkets, don't wash their hands (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 22, 15:50:25
- which is why you don't ever buy non packaged produce (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 22, 15:53:49
- You have clearly never seen what goes on in packaging factories (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 22, 15:54:50
- well i still wash them (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 22, 15:56:15
- Exactly my thoughts (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 22, 15:56:02
- what do they do? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 22, 15:56:29
- Rub themselves up against the fruit (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 22, 16:00:51
- sex (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 22, 16:00:23
- more nutritional probably (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 22, 16:01:33
- what do they do? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 22, 15:56:29
- Well I do, I just wash it (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 22, 15:54:31
- almost certainly cleaner and safer to do that than buy packaged fruit (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 22, 15:56:24
- never assume (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 22, 15:57:55
- almost certainly cleaner and safer to do that than buy packaged fruit (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 22, 15:56:24
- You have clearly never seen what goes on in packaging factories (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 22, 15:54:50
- So you're effectively rubbing the dirty barstards' old piss over yourself? (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 22, 15:53:21
- If you haven't washed them first, yes (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 22, 15:55:10
- which is why you don't ever buy non packaged produce (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 22, 15:53:49
- I love rubbing a nice juicy pear up and down my body (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 22, 15:48:40
- good. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 22, 15:53:54
- bananas (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 22, 15:47:18
- good. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 22, 15:53:39
- Oranges to get the pith off. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Feb 22, 15:45:15
- I believe it's called...taking the pith (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Feb 22, 16:18:02
- Charming. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 22, 15:55:04
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