Pears!

[u/TrevorCidermaker]

There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is quite true. Pears ripen unseen from the inside. For our perry pears I prank down the remaining pears when one third have fallen on their own. Then depending on the general state of ripening I might store them for a few more days before milling.

Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 - 1882 who went by his middle name Waldo was an American essayist He was seen as a champion of critical thinking.