Multiple choice

How can you tell if cranberries are ripe?

  1. Only if they're green.

  2. If you drop them................they bounce.

  3. If you bite into them and they ooze juice.

  4. If you bite into them, they crunch.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A traditional method for testing the ripeness of cranberries is to drop them; ripe cranberries contain air pockets that cause them to bounce, whereas unripe or rotten ones do not.

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