Janeyo, you can pick them green or red, no worries. For cooking with, they freeze whole really well - no good for putting in oil then though, as they would disintigrate once defrosted.

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“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”