stackyFACTSIf you want to know if a cranberry is perfectly ripe, just aggressively throw it at the floor. Because they are filled with small pockets of air, fresh and healthy cranberries will violently bounce off hard surfaces. It’s a very festive and slightly chaotic way to sort your holiday fruit.
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