Cranberry Bounce Test

"It is a curious fact. The firmer and fresher the cranberry, the higher it bounces. That's why cranberries undergo the "bounce test". If you drop cranberries onto wooden boards, the best berries bounce into the air. We specially select cranberries to accompany our other fine ingredients. Buttery-tasting almonds, multi grain flakes and whole grain granola clusters. Cranberry Almond Crunch. Just one of our Post Select cereals. Each with a story of its own.

-The Back of the Cereal Box from Post Selects Cranberry Almond Crunch

Thank you for giving me fresh cranberries, Post Selects!

"Growers use a simple test to see if a cranberry is ripe or not. They drop the berries and let them bounce over a wooden barrier. Air pockets in the cranberries make them bounce, so if the berry is damaged it won’t bounce over the barrier. The bad berries drop down into throwaway bins, and the good ones move on to be packaged". - www.state.nj.us