Wayne > wrote in message >...
> "pennyaline" > wrote in
> :
>
> > "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.

But what if you want only 3 bananas and all of the bunches are 6 or
more? This is a problem when one is single or lives with non-banana
eaters.

>
> 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.

That's sort of how I feel as well. While I wouldn't balk at replacing
a couple bad ones on top, I figure with things like berries you take
the good with the bad.

Eggs, however, are another issue altogether.

-L.