Steve Pope wrote:
> Stan Horwitz wrote:
> > "Sheldon" wrote:
>
> >> To my knowledge bell peppers do not ripen further once picked. I think
> >> Stan simply didn't notice that the pepper he chose had an orange area,
> >> and how would he remember correctly after leaving that poor pepper out
> >> on the counter so many days hidden from view in a plastic bag... I'm
> >> surprised it hadn't begun to rot... bell pepeprs should be kept
> >> refrigerated.
>
> >The pepper I wrote about was definitely completely green when I bought
> >it. I am very picky when I select fresh produce. Since I prefer green
> >peppers over the other kinds of bell peppers, I would not have bought
> >that pepper if it wasn't completely green.
>
> Is it possible it was green on one side, and red on the other,
> and you hadn't noticed?

It's a pretty silly point to argue... no matter what Stan will never
agree that it's possible, just possible that he was mistaken and that
pepper had a bit of orange on one portion... you just don't know Mr.
Stan Rigid. Many times I've bought peppers thinking they were all
entirely green simply because green peppers were what I had in mind,
but lo and behold when I got them home and washed them (I always wash
produce before it goes into the fridge) one had a blush of red/orange
on one portion... in fact now that I think about it this has occured
very often becaue for many years I would shop for produce at a Hispanic
market and they would typically carry untrue to type produce... often
times I choose produce by heft and feel more than by sight. Also I
never would have left bell peppers out on my counter, most definitely
would have been washed, lovingly dried, and placed directly into the
fridge veggie bin. Stan never looked into that bag from the time he
placed it on his counter until days later... no way he has the
slightest inkling what that pepper looked like with any degree of
certainty at time of purchase... for all we know it was actually a
cantaloupe.