POLL: Do you 'polish' apples before eating them?

Many times on TV shows, I see someone grab an apple from a fruit dish or their lunch bag, and they'll proceed to 'polish' it on their shirt before eating it.

Why this is done is beyond me, and I see no need to do so. Rinsing the apple is a much more sanitary way of cleaning it. I've never done it, nor have I ever seen any members of my family or circle of friends do it.

Do you do this? If so, why on earth do you do it?

 

[imported_Strang]

I do if there's not a sink around to rinse it in. If there's any benefit beyond wiping dirt off, I'm not sure, but why not?

 

[Gooberlx2]

If there's no sink around that I can rinse it in then atleast I can try to get something of the filmy layer of pesticides off onto my shirt, as opposed to my mouth.

 

[murphy55d]

I rinse it off... that's it.

 

[Chronoshock]

I don't eat apples anymore, but when I did eat them I would polish them off

 

[Capone]

I rinse.

 

[BlueWeasel]

I usually don't rinse them off either, as I just don't see the point. I figure, after 26 years, my body has built up enough resistance to whatever might be on the skin of an apple I got at the supermarket.

 

[preslove]

Rinse before packing.

 

They spray this wax stuff on the apples to make them shine better at the store.

 

[Ketteringo]

I wash mine and wipe it off with a paper towel.

 

[Albis]

wash and wipe

or shirt shine

 

[Kelvrick]

Try to rinse, then a couple of shakes to get a lot of the water off. If not, rub it on the shirt.

Yea, it probably won't hurt me, but I like the fact taht I'm perhaps rubbing off bug crap that I would otherwise be ingesting.

 

[thecrecarc]

step 1 take the apple
step 2 eat the apple

 

[pyonir]

i read the title as Polish, as in, being from Poland. I couldn't figure out what a polish apple was.

lol...no, i don't. But i don't eat apples.

 

[benliong]

Do you like apples?

They spray this wax stuff on the apples to make them shine better at the store.

That's what I heard. exactly what they spray I'm not sure.

 

[StageLeft]

Stupid!

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: SampSon
They spray this wax stuff on the apples to make them shine better at the store.

I'm pretty sure they wax the apples BEFORE they get into the store, so that they last longer.

 

[gururu]

it's better to rinse apples down because they may have pesticides.

 

[Abhi]

just rinse it..

 

[alexeikgb]

Originally posted by: Capone
I rinse.

 

[RossMAN]

1) Rinse
2) Dry with paper towl

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I usually don't rinse them off either, as I just don't see the point. I figure, after 26 years, my body has built up enough resistance to whatever might be on the skin of an apple I got at the supermarket.

Uhh..

It doesen't exactly work like that.

 

[benliong]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I usually don't rinse them off either, as I just don't see the point. I figure, after 26 years, my body has built up enough resistance to whatever might be on the skin of an apple I got at the supermarket.

Uhh..

It doesen't exactly work like that.

If you get shot every week in a non-vital part of your body for 26 years does that give your body enough resistance to "don't have to dodge a bullet"?

 

[Klixxer]

I don't eat much apples, but i do eat steak, i take out out of the fridge, wipe the blood on my shirt and then eat it. Does that count?

 

[faenix]

"Polishing" the apple just makes me feel better.