“Ripe” is a term that’s used much too freely when it comes to fruits.
A plum is not supposed to taste sour like a lemon; that lemon-y plum is not ripe. Nor — and this is important — will it ever be.
“Ripe” is a term that’s used much too freely when it comes to fruits.
A plum is not supposed to taste sour like a lemon; that lemon-y plum is not ripe. Nor — and this is important — will it ever be.