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PEARS

Pears ripen off the tree, so most of the fruit you’ll find at the market will need a few days to soften at home. Buy specimens that are smooth, free of bruises, and firm. An unripe pear has a bright and shiny skin; a ripe one looks matte. Common varieties include Anjou, which is egg-shaped with a green, rose-tinged green, or red skin; Bosc, which has a slender neck and a brown skin; Bartlett, which has a red skin or a green skin that yellows as it ripens; and Comice, a short, green to brown variety.

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