On 4/2/2015 1:44 PM, notbob wrote:
> I finally found some good Stilton cheese. Imported from UK, no less.
> So, I bought some more red anjou pears and indulged. YUM!!
>
> Red anjou pears a bit weird. If you buy them jes about when they
> start to show some signs of ripeness --a little give to the pear--
> they will turn out very juicy and very sweet. BUT! ....beware of
> buying them too unripe. I bought some --same store-- and they never
> did ripen. Remained hard as rocks until I tossed 'em.
>
> Otherwise, pears and Stilton cheese (or any blue) are an awesome
> combination. I eat them both, plain.
>
I've always thought that pears were chancy things to buy in supermarkets
tho' Harry and David are quite good at sending expensive pears that will
ripen.

Anyone got any tips for picking pears? The only ones I have had luck
with are the small variety (do they call them Forelle) pears?


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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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