Html tag in XML

Hi,

I have a problem with XML object. In my xml file, it looks like:
<basket>
<food id=0>&# 39;Apple&# 39;</food>
<food id=1>&# 39;Orange&# 39;</food>
</basket>

When I use the actionscript “this.current_node.firstChild.nodeValue”, I get ‘Apple’, but my application needs to get &# 39;Apple&# 39;.

P.S. the space between &# and 39 is deleted in my actual code, since I can’t post directly ‘&# 39’ in one word.

Can anyone help me?