Fruit the Ripe Pick: Fruit Selection Made Easy!

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Summary: A superbly presented, pocket-sized guide
Review: Fruit: The Ripe Pick is a superbly presented, pocket-sized guide which describing fifty different kinds of fruit ranging from the ordinary to the exotic. Family cooks and shoppers are provided with time-saving and money-saving techniques for selecting, buying, and storing fruit properly to ensure both great taste and lasting freshness for fruits selected for the dining table and snack menus. Nutritional data, popular varieties, and peak seasons for each fruit are clearly laid out in a text specifically designed for quick access and featuring an easy-to-read, bulleted text. Historical facts and culinary lore on all fifty fruits enhance this lively, practical, "user friendly" guide that both informs and entertains. Fruit: The Ripe Pick is enthusiastically recommended to anyone confronted with the necessity of acquiring fruits from supermarkets to roadside stands.

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Summary: A must for fruit eaters....
Review: I have used this book to help me pick, oranges, lemons, limes and other fruits. I have used it to give co-workers tips in selecting their fruit purchases, they are pleased with the results. It teaches you ripening techniques and gives interesting "did you know" tidbits about each fruit. I recommend it to all fruit lovers. It is attractive and small enough to carry with you. It is a little treasure.

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Summary: A lovely reference book for fruit lovers.
Review: This is the best book on fruit I've ever come across. If you love fruit but have trouble knowing how to pick out the best sweet juicy ripe stuff, this book will tell you exactly what to look for so you'll never be disappointed. The first watermelon I picked out after I got this book was fantastic. The mango, peaches, and grapefruit I bought were great too. Every fruit I've ever heard of is in here, along with some exotic ones I've never seen or tried. The language is simple and straightforward, yet very informative. I really enjoy the little stories behind each fruit, history and myths, that make the book fun to just sit and read. There are also helpful storage tips. Altogether, this is a book you can enjoy and really benefit from, in a beautiful little package.