Tie each portion at the stem end with a chive.

To check if a pear is ready, press down on the stem end.

Cut out a cone at stem end of each tomato to remove core.

You can tell if a peach is cooked by looking at the stem end.

Carefully cut the pear in half through the stem end and center of the core.

Sometimes the bitterness is only in the stem end, but other times it affects the entire fruit.

They are large, round, sweet and deep orange, with a bulge at the stem end.

Slice tomatoes in half through the stem end and put them, cut side up, on baking sheet.

Top with a very large strawberry, cut off flat at its stem end.

Make a short vertical cut in the stem end and plunge into warm water for several hours.