How do you pick fruit? watermelons and avocados

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I love watermelon......LOL You and PT ! LOL

Here's what a Native American woman taught me years

ago and I never pick a bad watermelon. She said to

lightly tap it with your palm and listen carefully, if

it sounds like a deep hollow drum and the sound comes

back from the center of the melon and not near the

surface then it's a good ripe one.

She also said to take an avocado and if the little tip

pushes in slightly then it's ripe. Sometimes an

avocado will have a thick skin and feels firm on the

outside but can be over ripe on the inside so pressing

the little branch stub in works perfect every single

time.

 

--- strayfeather1 <otherbox2001 wrote:

 

> Hi AW,

>

> It's not a stupid question. It's hard to tell

> sometimes and I have

> had many disappointing apples & dry oranges from big

> supermarkets.

>

> Bananas and oranges are good! Think about how you

> pick those - what

> you consider appetizing and attractive about these

> oranges vs some

> others & I bet you already have fruit-picking skills

> you haven't

> thought about

>

> Buy organic if you can get it; there is a big taste

> difference,

> especially in things with high water content like

> melons. In general

> you're looking for healthy-looking fruits -- skins

> should be firm, not

> wrinkly on apples. A few little spots don't matter;

> you can cut those

> off but there shouldn't be any mushy spots under the

> skin.

>

> All fruits should smell good. Don't be shy, sniff

> away Big

> supermarkets wax their fruit, yuck, so you won't

> smell much but if you

> buy from fruit stands or small markets or farmer's

> markets, you can

> smell things just walking by.

>

> Cantaloupes should be firm and heavy. Smell the

> place where the stem

> was attached - it should smell like fresh melon a

> little bit if it's

> ready to eat. If the skin looks pretty green under

> the part that

> looks like embroidery, it's not ready to eat yet but

> should ripen up

> soon.

>

> Berries can't be picked until they're ready and

> begin to degrade

> immediately so they are all about transport. Buy

> local. Berries

> should be plump and firm and not mushy. Turn over

> the container and

> look carefully for moldy ones in the middle. I will

> open containers

> and take out icky ones if I see them, or ask the

> seller to do it for

> me. I work hard for my money and I refuse to waste

> it on bad food.

>

> Grapes are similar to berries, lots of natural sugar

> so they degrade

> fast. They are fun to freeze and eat!

>

> A cool thing about little fruit stands is the ppl

> are there to ask and

> are very helpful and informative and sometimes will

> give samples yum.

>

> I can't help you with watermelon; I hate watermelon

>

>

> Enjoy fruit; it's yummy and healthy and fun to eat.

> Peace,

> Diane

>

>

> , " A.W. Ross "

> <ross415

> wrote:

> >

> > I have never liked fruit, but I need to start

> trying it. At the

> > moment, I like bananas and oranges. That's it. My

> question is, how do

> > you pick good fruit - how do you know you're

> getting a good-tasting

> > apple or cantaloupe or watermelon? I know that's a

> stupid question,

> > but my mother always picked out the fruit, never

> taught me, and now

> > she's gone. Help??

> >

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