"pennyaline" > wrote in
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> "Katra" wrote:
>> Sorry, but strawberries are too expensive for me to buy moldy, mushy
>> or wrinkled strawberries. I do the same thing and I can't for the
>> life of me see a problem with it!
>
> I don't see a problem, either. I pick and sort through berries the
> same way I pick and sort peaches, pears, tomatoes... everything! I
> strip the husk back on corn, too -- not all the way back, just far
> enough to check out kernal maturity and get a handle on infestation.
> It'll clue you in on drought damage pretty quickly, as well.

Sorting through a pile of loose fruit like peaches, pears, apples,
tomatoes, etc., is different than rooting through a pre-apportioned
container of berries. Likewise with all the idiots that pull all the
bunches of bananas apart to choose a few individual ones that they want.
I prefer buying a bunch, not a random selection.

I also strip back the tip end of ears of corn and handle fruit to
determine condition and ripeness, but I wouldn't think of assembling my
own container of berries from those already there. I look at them as
carefully as I can, and if I find them too suspicious, I just don't buy
them. A couple of bad ones at the bottom is not a life or death issue.
If you can't afford them, then you shouldn't buy them.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

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