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the slow surrender where fruit decides it's finally ready to be devoured.
chemical signalEthylene gas tells fruit to soften and sweeten.
contagiousOne ripe apple speeds up the whole bowl.
green trickTomatoes shipped unripe, gassed ripe on arrival.
reverse agingStarches break into sugars as flesh weakens.
climacteric clubBananas ripen after picking; cherries never do.