Unlike some fruits and vegetables, a fresh, healthy eggplant shouldn't feel plump or have any bounce to it when handled. Storing And Cooking Your Perfectly Ripe Eggplant After investigating the ...

Eggplant isn't one of the longer-lasting vegetables, so it can soften and grow mushy pretty quickly. Here's how to store it ...

In the field they don't stop to thump the watermelons, they just look at them." The watermelon rind often provides clues to its ripeness, Egel said. "A watermelon that is ripe will be faded on the top ...

The following pickled eggplant recipe is from “Fermenting and Curing: Sauerkraut, Salted Produce, and Cured Meat.” You can purchase this book from the MOTHER EARTH NEWS store: The Preservation ...

While it's easy to see many of the telltale signs of bad produce, some are less obvious. Before you stock up on fruits and ...

Ever heard of wonderberries? University of Illinois researcher considers the berry could fill a gap after strawberry harvest ...

Add the eggplant, sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa powder, and cook for 5 minutes more, stirring often. Add the thyme, tomato sauce, orange juice, and orange zest, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat ...

The astringent persimmons are a wonderful food when they’re ripe, so don't let their description turn you off. The key is choosing a persimmon that is ripe and ready to eat. The experience of ...

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Preventing the browning from occurring is essentially an effort to slow down the enzymatic reaction of the fruit, Keathley ...

All of this may look colourful and appealing, but it may not be ripe at all. To the untrained eye, a ripe melon may be indistinguishable from one that won’t be ready to eat for a week.