ripe fruit?

[gs4life]

i've been really trying to only eat truly ripe fruit lately...it wasn't too long ago that i read that bananas are only ripe once they have brown spots all over them.

anyway, i went to the store today and got some granny smith apples...after, i got to thinking--when do you really know if they are ripe? they are obviously going to be firm, and they are always green and tart. anyone have a clue about that?

also, any other not so obvious signs that certain fruits are ripe?! thanks!!

[GlimR]

Apples don't ripen any more after they are picked. Other fruit like peaches, nectarines, mangos, apricots, plums, avocados yield slightly to pressure when pressed/squeezed as do cantelope and honeydew, only less so.