But daily, I pick baskets full of edibles — and a few frivolous things as well.
As for comparisons with Europe's "cosseted economies," why cherry-pick basket cases?
Use a fruit picking basket, or improvise one.
Because mangoes are such a delicate fruit when ripe, some pickers prefer to get at the mangoes in a more sophisticated way, by using a picking basket.
Some common themes include: Animals, polka dots, stripes, gingham/plaid, flowers, butterflies, circus, etc. Pick a basket.
A young man pauses over a word problem: if Rosie can pick 14.5 baskets of strawberries per hour, how many can she pick in 5 1/2 hours?
On Wednesday, for example, Roy Halling, a curator at the New York Botanical Garden, picked a basket of chanterelles, an edible variety of mushrooms sold in supermarkets and served in restaurants.
In 1980, Holdren, Ehrlich and Stanford colleague John Harte picked a basket of five commodities chrome, copper, nickel, tin and tungsten that they were sure were going to rise in price as they became increasingly scarce.
It was turning dark by the time I went down into the yard and picked a basket of tangerines.
Think about the size and weight of the fruit when picking your basket.
It may seem as if I'm picking on "Baskets," but it's telling to contrast that show with "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend".
