Alto - "apples".... "barrels".... we're all in the same 'family' !!!!

And you always get left out, because the pears don't keep in barrels.

OK, now I'm reminded of a story - (there's no stopping me now I'm a natural story teller)...

Do you know where the expression "one bad apple spoils the whole barrel" comes from?

First of all, apples give off some gas (Karen will know what kind) that causes all produce around them to accelerate in their ripening process. So if you have green bananas - as if low carbers keep bananas but who knows - and you want them to ripen more quickly - put apples near them. If you have produce that ripens fast, keep apples away from them. Apples should routinely be stored away from any other food products - and so they used to keep them in barrels.

Secondly, it used to be a chore for the young people on the family farm to periodically empty the apple barrels, apple by apple, and remove the spoiled ones and then put all the good ones back in. That's because once you have a spoiled apple, it passes gas to all the others (HA) and hurries their ripening (and spoiling) process along.

Just so happens I know a bit about apples - and barrels.