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> Wayne > wrote in message
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>> "pennyaline" > wrote
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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.
>
> 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'm not talking about taking only what you need. I'm talking about the
people who split all the bananas on a couple or more bunches and take one
from here, one from there, etc., leaving a whole lot of individual
bananas in the wake.

>>
>> 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.

I check for cracked eggs. If I find one, I move on to the next carton,
but I don't take the "best" from several cartons to make up one of my
own.

>
> -L.
>

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