Do You Know Any Fruit Hack?
By Thelma
@thelme55 (77378)
Germany
March 19, 2022 4:44am CST
Last Thursday, the lady whom I work for was craving for a ripe pear but her pears were still hard for her to bite. I told her to wait for the next day as I would find a way online how to ripen them fast.
Yesterday, Friday, the pears were already a bit yellow but not yet ripe enough for her. So I asked her if she would like to eat a pear compote as I have searched it online how to make it. She did.
That was the 1st time I made pear compote. I was glad she had all the ingredients except star anis in her kitchen cupboard. I only peeled the almost ripe pear, cut it into cubes. Then I boiled half a cup of water with a bit of sugar, vanilla sugar and cinnamon before adding the cubed of pears (which was added with lemon juice so it would not get brown), on the boiling mixture. I simmered the compote for 10 minutes. When I tasted it, my face brightened as it was so delicious. 
The lady eat the dessert with a smile. I am sure now that I will be making the pear compote for me and hubby at home.
Right! I almost forgot. Here’s the pear hack. You can ripen the pears by putting them in a paper bag and seal them well. You can also ripen them fast when putting them in a fruit bowl with bananas and apples.
Do you know this fruit hack?
I thought that I have taken a photo of the pear compote but I just saw it on my iPhone that I have not.
Anyway, thanks for reading. Have a wonderful sunny Saturday.
The lady eat the dessert with a smile. I am sure now that I will be making the pear compote for me and hubby at home.
Right! I almost forgot. Here’s the pear hack. You can ripen the pears by putting them in a paper bag and seal them well. You can also ripen them fast when putting them in a fruit bowl with bananas and apples.
Do you know this fruit hack?
I thought that I have taken a photo of the pear compote but I just saw it on my iPhone that I have not.
Anyway, thanks for reading. Have a wonderful sunny Saturday.18 people like this
12 responses
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
19 Mar 22
Burying mangoes ( or other fruits) in rice would make it ripen faster.
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
19 Mar 22
Really @louievill? I didn’t know that. Thanks for sharing.
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@LadyDuck (472435)
• Switzerland
19 Mar 22
I made pear compote for my mother every day after she had stomach cancer surgery, she had to eat very little quantity of food many times a day and pear compote was something she liked (without star anise, we both ate the taste of anise).
Putting no matter which fruit in a paper bag traps the gas near the fruit, causing it to ripen faster.
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@1creekgirl (42205)
• United States
20 Mar 22
You can put unpeeled bananas in an oven on a low temp to ripen them.
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
20 Mar 22
@1creekgirl Thank you for the heads up. I will remember that.
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@rebelann (113175)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Mar 22
That sounds really good. I have not had pears in a long time.
@RebeccasFarm (91565)
• Arvada, Colorado
19 Mar 22
Yes I had heard about the paper bag method Thelma.
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
19 Mar 22
That is good that you have heard about this method of ripening fruits. Thank you @RebeccasFarm
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@JudyEv (345279)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Mar 22
Thanks for the information. I didn't know that. We made fruit compote at school when we had 'home science'. 
@lovebuglena (45227)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Mar 22
I remember hearing about placing an avocado in a paper bag to ripen it. Didn't know you can do that for pears.
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@LindaOHio (183822)
• United States
19 Mar 22
I did not know that putting the pear with bananas and apples would help ripen it. You always make anything you try really good! Have a good weekend.
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
22 Mar 22
I didn’t know that until I was searching online how to ripen a pear @LindaOHio. Thank you.
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