Selecting and Storing Fruits and Vegetables

Description

How do you tell if a banana's ripe? Is it OK to buy apples and cut out the bruises? Will a tomato or a pear continue to ripen? Can anyone really pick a ripe watermelon? Should grapes be washed? Different fruits and vegetables need different kinds of selection guidelines and storage procedures. Viewers of this video will learn how to properly select many types of fruits and vegetables; how to determine quality and ripeness; what is and is not acceptable in appearance; and how to store fresh items.

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12 min

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Date of Publication

[2006], c1996

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