How to Ripen Prima Peaches

Peaches feature a prominent position in American society with the label of the "queen of fruit." These fruits grow on small, hardy trees, but feature soft, fuzzy skins, tender meat and sweet, heady flavors. Peaches ripen best on trees, but take some time to do so, and may be subject to early picking. If you've ordered peaches from a commercial grower like Prima, and find them hard, tasteless and unripe, give them time and the right situation for ripening.

Linen towels
Paper bag

Instructions

- 1
  Select your peaches for ripening. Choose large, fully colored and unbruised peaches for best results. Store the other peaches in the refrigerator for slower ripening.
- 2
  Place peaches between two linen napkins, in a safe, shaded spot in the kitchen. Allow four to seven days for natural ripening with this process.
- 3
  Place two to three peaches in a paper bag. Leave the bag open and sitting on the counter, in a shaded place in the kitchen. Check for ripeness in two to three days with this method. Never put too many peaches in the bag, as touching peaches rot with this method.
- 4
  Test for ripeness. Ripe peaches smell strongly of peach and depress slightly to the thumb. Don't press hard enough to squish the peaches, as this bruises and damages the flesh.

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