 | Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Agriculture - 1876 - 970 pages
...turn, and some of them will mellow ; then they should be sold or used befoie they soften. The boxes, barrels, or whatever they may be placed in, should...papers to exclude the light and prevent the escape of the«arotna. Care should also be exercised to avoid placing them so deep in barrels or heaps as to... | |
 | Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Agriculture - 1878 - 900 pages
...turn, and some of them will mellow ; then they should be sold or used befoie they soften. The boxes, barrels, or whatever they may be placed in, should...has the facilities for doing so, he may improve the color, and possibly the flavor, by spreading them on shelves between old newspapers. This ripening... | |
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... dry air is not so good, as it absorbs the moisture and aroma from the fruit, injures its flavor, and causes it to wilt and. shrivel up. After being kept in such a room a few days they will begin to turn, and some of them will mellow ; then they should... 