Asian pears are ready to eat when purchased; European pears ripen after harvest. Check European pears for color changes, sweet aroma and soft flesh near the stem to spot ripeness. To speed ripening, ...

Fall looms but gardening season is far from over, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very ...

Pears are the hidden gems of the produce world when it comes to their versatility: They're juicy enough to be eaten raw off the tree and flavorful enough to make it into dozens of different delicious ...

As a minister of one of Bluefield, West Virginia's largest churches, Westminster Presbyterian, my grandfather received untold numbers of food gifts during the holiday season. Lucky for my family, that ...

Gardening season may be winding down, but there is still plenty do and you might have some questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State ...

Bartlett: The juiciest of all the pears, a ripe Bartlett will leave your chin dripping when you eat it out of hand. Choose red or green Bartletts when you want the fruit to cook into a sauce, as we do ...

How many of us can relate to comedian Eddie Izzard’s joke about three pears sitting in the fruit bowl being squeezed and poked and refusing to ripen until the human leaves the room, and then they ...

While I always bummed at the end of the stone fruit season, the sight of piles of glossy grapes, apples, pears, and other fruits at the supermarket always makes me appreciate the start of fall. When ...