What's in season - August 7 round-up

By Robin Powell
Updated August 14 2012 - 2:13pm, first published August 8 2012 - 11:40am
Crimson beauty ... add vanilla, ginger or oranges to rhubarb.
Crimson beauty ... add vanilla, ginger or oranges to rhubarb.

Avocados
Unlike most fruits, avocados don't ripen on the tree. Picking triggers the ripening process, which takes two or three weeks. While avocados are hard and green, and may appear impervious to rough handling, they're not. All may be well on the surface, but the damage shows in the ripening flesh, which is why so many of us hold our breath when we cut an avocado. Perfect buttery-green on the inside or studded with brown spots? The chances of success are improved if hard, green fruit is ripened under protected conditions, at home in the fruit bowl. A banana speeds the process. The bumpy-skinned hass are currently in peak supply from orchards around Bundaberg, Childers and Queensland's Sunshine Coast. They will turn black as they ripen and give slightly at the stem end when ready.

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