A shorter time could make sense, considering I was doing rings, so it wouldn't take as long to go all the way through the flesh of the fruit. I'll wait until a week's up, at least. It's only been five days! LOL

I have no idea. All I know is that the pickles that are found with bugers/sandwiches (either in rounds on the sandwich itself, or the spears served next to them) are nasty to me and get their nasty juice everywhere and can still be tasted even when pulled off. Considering I don't like cucumbers raw either, I wouldn't be surprised if they were the culprit, or at least part of the problem. I do tend to add splashes of wine vinegar to a lot of stuff when cooking...