Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Ruddy

Ruddy as a parson’s daughter.
—Anonymous

Ruddy like a winter apple.
—Joseph Conrad

Ruddy and fresh as the waking morn.
—Eugene Field

Ruddy as if baked by heat of sun or glowing forge.
—Thomas Hood

Ruddy as bimba fruit.
—Kalidasa

Ruddy as gold his cheek.
—Matthew Prior

Ruddy read as any chery.
—Squire of Low Degree

His lips waxed ruddy as light.
—Algernon Charles Swinburne

More ruddy in body than rubies.
—Old Testament