Pick the Best Produce!
By: Mary Elise Chavez
Posted Summer 2006
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Tired of hitting the grocery store, only to find out the fruit or veggies you purchased aren't quite ripe enough to eat? Follow the tips below for some basic tips to remember on your next trip. Remember, most fruit and vegetables do best out of the refrigerator, so store them in a beautiful fruit basket to get the best taste and texture.
Watermelon: Look for a decayed looking stem, which shows that it is ripe. It should make a solid sound when you hit it. It should have dull skin (not shiny) and a yellow belly means that it is nice and ripe.
Cantelopes (Melon): Should have a golden color and the entire rind should appear netted. Smell for sweetness and look for a clean stem end (no stem is attached). When the stem is still attached, it has been pulled before it’s ready to be eaten.
Corn: The stem should be nice and silky with a pale tassel. It should be cool to the touch which means its fresh. If you go to a farmer's market and the corn is warm, don't purchase it. Also, while at the store, don’t pull the tusk off, as corn begins to rot once the tusk is torn away (think of it as a protective blanket for this vegetable).
Peaches: It should have a g olden redness, and soft to the touch. You don't want a peach that is too hard or too mushy. If you buy some that are too hard, and they don't soften within a day, throw them away, most likely they won't soften. For best taste store these out of the refridgerator.
Blueberries: The bluer the blueberry, the older it is. Look for a dusty bloom and buy in season and locally. Blueberries can get extremely expensive when out of season, so do this trick to save some coins. When in season, store extras in the freezer, and put them in a Ziploc bag. When you want some, put them in the refrigerator to thaw, and you can eat them all year long!
**Keep fruits and veggies out of the fridge, it ruins taste and sweetness, and the ripening process.
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