My wife bought some avocados...

[1srelluc]

So she shops for produce in the home décor section?

Avocado 1ct

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

...8 days ago. One will NOT get soft, it's hard as a rock? WTF?

It was picked too green.
Put it in a paper bag and stick it in a cool, dark place. Maybe the pantry.
Leave it two days. Then see if it's gotten softer.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

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When some fruits ripen, they give off ethylene gas, a plant hormone (which also gives a musty, sweet odor that smells like ripe fruit). This natural gas is a by-product of ripening, but it also speeds up the ripening time for surrounding fruits.

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You definitely have my attention, here.

 

[RodISHI]

Sounds like it was very green when picked and irradiated for shipping.

 

[Stryder50]

You don't want it too soft or that is a sign of it going black inside (rotting).
Squeeze at the bottom, opposite from stem end, and if there is a small bit of give, it's ripe enough.

 

[miketx]

You don't want it too soft or that is a sign of it going black inside (rotting).
Squeeze at the bottom, opposite from stem end, and if there is a small bit of give, it's ripe enough.

I know how to tell when they are ripe enough to eat, this one, well, JGalt might be right.

 

[Stryder50]

I know how to tell when they are ripe enough to eat, this one, well, JGalt might be right.

Good.
Many people don't know, so consider this for benefit of any others reading here.
BTW, Skye, #19, has the best advice for this.

 

[miketx]

Good.
Many people don't know, so consider this for benefit of any others reading here.
BTW, Skye, #19, has the best advice for this.

We did that and now on the ninth day she dumped it.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

...8 days ago. One will NOT get soft, it's hard as a rock? WTF?

That's what she said

 

[Stryder50]

We did that and now on the ninth day she dumped it.

Out of curiosity, did you slice it open first?

 

[miketx]

Out of curiosity, did you slice it open first?

No she did not. I would have kept it longer but the queen has made a decree!

 

[marvin martian]

...8 days ago. One will NOT get soft, it's hard as a rock? WTF?

If you really want to know, it was picked too early. Probably won't ripen at all.

I worked in an avocado orchard in Santa Barbara during college.

 

[whitehall]

There is more profit if you can bounce produce to market. Maybe it's a unique variety of avocado. Notice that the tomatoes are usually pulpy rather than juicy? That's because juicy maters don't last. Grow your own.

 

[miketx]

Grow your own.

We do.

 

[Likkmee]

Skin it, seed it and bread-deep fry.
Trust me on this one

 

[miketx]

Skin it, seed it and bread-deep fry.
Trust me on this one

We just like them raw.

 

[Likkmee]

We just like them raw.

I said try it. It's damn good and they have to be hard as a ministers dick at a boy scout jamboree

 

[miketx]

have to be hard as a ministers dick at a boy scout jamboree

Tommy: mmmmmmmmmmm

 

[marvin martian]

Skin it, seed it and bread-deep fry.
Trust me on this one

Lots of places around here serve that. It's good, but very heavy.

 

[whitehall]

I remember that old movie where George Burns plays God. He says God never made a mistake except maybe the avocado pit.