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Cheat Sheet: Your Guide for Picking the Perfect Fruit Every Time

Cherries

Life is sweeter with a cherry on top. So to ensure you cherry-pick the sweetest fruits in the bunch, here are some top tips. First, choose the most colorful, good-looking, shiny cherries, which should range from deep bright red to mahogany.

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Then make sure you take the time to feel the cherries, as the sweetest ones should be plump but not firm, with no bruising, squishy feeling or bruising. You can also check to see if the cherries are fresher, with a longer shelf-life by checking out their stems to see if they are long and green instead of brown.