> Peaches, yes. But pears have the same problems, and they were on the list. Underripe pears are synonymous with funny-shaped rocks, and overripe pears are just nasty and mealy, like peaches. I'm rather surprised by the number of people who chose bananas; bananas can be eaten at any time from when they start to turn yellow to just before they ferment. That's a space of like three weeks.
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That's true; I think pears would be my second choice.

The curious thing about bananas is that people disagree about just when the "optimum stage of ripeness" is. I happen to like my bananas with a little bit of green still in the peel; otherwise they're mushy. Some people, on the other hand, prefer to eat bananas once the peel is starting to turn brown.

I think that proves that peaches and pears are better answers to the poll question than bananas. :)