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Posted in Fruits on Dec 16th, 2007
Pears - Look for firm or medium firm pears. Color depends on the variety - from greenish yellow to brown. Pears that are rock-hard may ripen at room temperature, but sometimes they won’t. It is better to select ones that have already begun to soften, to be sure that they will ripen properly. Avoid limp [...]
Posted in Fruits on Dec 14th, 2007
Look for honeydews (melons ) with a soft, velvety feel, a yellowish white or cream-colored rind, and a slight softening at the blossom end. Ripe melons will have a faint, pleasant, fruit odor. Avoid melons with a pale white or greenish-white color and hard, smooth feel. They were picked too early.
Posted in Fruits on Dec 11th, 2007
Look for oranges and other citrus fruits that are full and heavy for their size (the heavier, the juicier). They should have a rather smooth, shiny skin for their particular variety. Very rough skin means a thick skin and less flesh. Color is not a sure sign of quality. Some oranges will turn greenish late [...]
Posted in Fruits on Dec 8th, 2007
Look for firm, full, well-rounded, and well-colored apples. Most eating apples start out green and turn red or yellow as they mature and ripen. Some kinds, such as McIntosh, may have large green areas around the stem even when fully ripe. If the whole apple is green and very hard, it may be immature. Even [...]
Posted in Fruits on Dec 7th, 2007
Any kind of fresh fruit makes a good snack. Most of your friends probably like fruit. Apples, pears, grapes, peaches, plums and nectarines are all good. These fruits are especially delicious in the late summer and fall, when they are most plentiful. You can serve them without any special preparation. Just wash them off under [...]
