PICKING OUT PEARS

You are shopping for pears, trying to find the best one. You look at them, and they all look the same. Some don't look any riper than others. Depending on the pear, you may not be able to tell a ripe one from a green one.

The best way to tell if a pear is ripe is to hold the pear so that you can gently press next to the stem with a finger.

If it is soft and squishy, your pear is too ripe.

If it is firm and unyielding, the pear is not ripe enough. You want your pear to yield slightly to your pressure with out being totally mushy.