51.   The lemon should have a green button on the stem end.

52.   Then remove from bag, peel off charred skin and discard along with stem end.

53.   There should also be an appetizing smell at the stem end.

54.   To cut kernels from the cob after cooking, stand the ear on the stem end on a cutting board or in the middle of a deep bowl.

55.   Trim off and discard the woody stem ends from the bunch of arugula and coarsely chop the leaves.

56.   Trim off the tough stem ends, scraping leafy parts off the stems.

57.   Trim the stem ends of the beans, leaving the pointed ends intact.

58.   To avoid this problem, place a knife point at the stem end of the peach and halfway around from the seam line.

59.   To clean peppers, I cut each one in half through the stem end and pull out the stem, seeds and fleshy white ribs.

60.   Trim off stem end, scrape out seeds and cut out ribs.