This Summer’s featured ingredient is Pineapple.
Pineapples grow on the short stocky stems of 3 to 5 foot tall leafy plants.
Fertilized purple pineapple flowers become berries. These berries grow together to become a pineapple
This Summer’s featured ingredient is Pineapple.
Pineapples grow on the short stocky stems of 3 to 5 foot tall leafy plants.
Fertilized purple pineapple flowers become berries. These berries grow together to become a pineapple. Each pineapple is composed of two interlocking helices of fused berries, forming Fibonacci numeric spirals. 1
Pineapple plants are indigenous to the tropics of South America. It is said to have originated from the area between southern Brazil and Paraguay. From there, pineapple plants spread to tropical areas all over the globe. Pineapple plants began being grown in hothouses called “pineries” on European aristocrat estates. George Washington grew pineapples in his Mount Vernon hothouse. Due to the labor and cost of growing pineapples in temperate climates in pineries, pineapples became a symbol of wealth.
The word “pineapple” was first recorded in 1398. It was first used to describe the pine cones of coniferous trees. When European explorers first encountered this tropical fruit, they called them pineapples due to their resemblance to pine cones. 2
Pineapples are eaten fresh, cooked, juiced, dried and preserved in a wide array of cuisi