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[Saina Nieminen]

Tsk, tsk.

Easy for you to say in an ivory tower...

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

Ivory is no longer pc.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by Rahsaan:

originally posted by Kay Bixler:
As long as we're talking pineapples, how do you tell when they're ripe? And what is the best time of year to buy them?

I squeeze them and if they give a little it usually works out okay but sometimes the flesh is whitish colored and kind of bland tasting.

I've also noticed prices vary wildly from week to week. Why?

Color and smell are usually the best indicators of ripeness to me and it's usually pretty clear which ones are sweeter than others. Never going to get much from all those green pineapples sitting in the store, or the funky brown ones.

The prices have always been pretty consistent in places where I've lived, that sounds funny.

But the bottom line is that I wouldn't expect too much from pineapples when living in the Northeast United States.

Smell is a good indicator. A little 'give' is also good. Another indicator is weight: a heavy fruit has a lot of juice.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Another indicator is weight: a heavy fruit has a lot of juice.

Sugar, you mean.