| Standard Asian persimmons must be almost collapsing with overripeness to be sweet enough to eat, but the sharon fruit is luscious and yielding even before being fully ripe. |
| Some people do not like these due to a musty odor when they reach overripeness, but we find they make a delicious syrup for our sourdough pancakes. |
| The coastal climate of Hawkes Bay obviously suits the variety, as the fruit is given a fresh lift of acidity, showing no sign of overripeness. |
| In general, avoid melons with dents or bruises, and those that indicate overripeness with a lot of give, sloshing seeds, or a fermented scent. |
| Much of the venerable gallery's ethos is predicted here, from the tone of amused overripeness, to the accent on instantaneity and life as cinematic. |
