In reply to cliff_the_gardener ) who wrote
this in , I, Marvo, say
:

Broadback wrote:
Can I assume that testing for pear ripeness is the same?
Pears are slightly different in that you generally pick pears under
ripe, whilts still firm and allow to ripen. That way they will keep
if kept cool. If picked ripe they rot from the inside, so when you
cut them open the core is rotten, but the outside appears fine.
Clifford
Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
who spent a pleasant day at Cannon Hall, Barnsley enjoying their Pear
Day. Such a warm sunny day came back like a lobster!

I was told by the fruitere at the weekend that the punter wants pears hard.
I don't, but he says keep them and they will ripen. This sounds like why.
Shame, I didn't get them for lunch on Saturday!

Conference.