David Rudell, a research plant physiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Wenatchee, gave the crowd a few best ...

No apologies for the most simple of desserts; by using fresh fruit and high quality ingredients you will offer a totally refreshing end to the meal. Peel and core the persimmons and pears.

Recent statistics are daunting, as the share of U.S. households that are buying pears has dropped 3 percentage points over the past two years, Arias said. And the dollar amount of fresh pear sales ...