PINEAPPLE

[Guest guest]

Yes, it also happens to me as well,

 

Jess

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" Mary Ellen Wolfe " <Wolfegang

<rawfood >

Thursday, April 15, 2004 11:40 PM

[Raw Food] Pineapple

 

 

> Hi, it's Mary Ellen. I was just wondering... when you eat raw pineapple,

does your tongue feel like " burnt " ? snip

[Guest guest]

Mary Ellen, try to eat it in smaller amounts,

 

Katarina

[Guest guest]

try to pick one in the wild, & this one won't burn you. This is because of

the intense growth + pesticides... unfortunately, even organic ones " burn "

nAthAlIE

 

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Yes, it also happens to me as well,

 

Jess

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" Mary Ellen Wolfe " Wolfegang

 

 

> Hi, it's Mary Ellen. I was just wondering... when you eat raw pineapple,

does your tongue feel like " burnt " ? snip

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Christina,

 

Interesting. I always eat the core. My thinking is that the fibre is good;

most especially in the colon.

It is hard to accept aboard the notion that a man eating plant can be on the

table. Where does the science come from?

 

Peter

 

 

Cht212 [Cht212]

18 April 2004 14:27

rawfood

[Raw Food] Pineapple

 

 

 

When eating pineapple try not to eat the center core. This is the hard part

 

and contains digestive enzymes. These enzymes may begin to digest human

flesh

or other items.

 

One thing I read about in a raw book was that if you soak the pineapple skin

 

in a bucket of water overnight you can use it as a natural bleaching agent

to

clean your clothes. I think the enzymes will dissolve many stains.

 

Christina

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

<<<<Interesting. I always eat the core. My thinking is that the fibre is good;

most especially in the colon.

It is hard to accept aboard the notion that a man eating plant can be on the

table. Where does the science come from?>>>>

 

Peter,

I also eat the core. In fact the VitaMix recommends it for the fiber as well.

I have heard that pineapples have the enzyme that assists in the digestion of

protein. Possibly that is why some think it digests flesh! Also about the

burning in the mouth that some have experienced. I only have felt that when I

eat a pineapple that is not ripe enough.

Vegigran

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

.. I only have felt that when I eat a pineapple that is not ripe enough.

>Vegigran

>

>

>

Vegigran,

How can you tell when a pinapple is ripe enough w/out cutting into it first?

I can never tell, & my mouth always gets burned.

-Angie

 

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[Guest guest]

All this talk about pineapples made me go searching - here's an

interesting thread about them that talks about the sting you get

while eating them and various thoughts on why. I'm gonna cut mine

up tonight and dry some of it for non-messy on the road snacks.

 

http://www.cyclingforums.com/t103658.html

 

Mel

 

rawfood , " Angie Sines " <momofhebe@h...> wrote:

> How can you tell when a pinapple is ripe enough w/out cutting into

it first?

> I can never tell, & my mouth always gets burned.

> -Angie

[Guest guest]

I pick it up and smell it,does'nt smell like pineapple,I don't buy it!

Has alway's worked good for me,the last one I bought about a week ago was

super good.

Shirley

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" Angie Sines " <momofhebe

Re: [Raw Food] Pineapple

 

 

>

> Vegigran,

> How can you tell when a pinapple is ripe enough w/out cutting into it

first?

[Guest guest]

On a ripe pineapple the inner spiky leaves at the top will pullout easily..

 

The fact that I never get this " burning " sensation mentioned by others may

indeed have something to do with eating only ripe pineapples.

 

Peter

 

 

Angie Sines [momofhebe]

20 April 2004 04:21

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] Pineapple

 

 

 

 

.. I only have felt that when I eat a pineapple that is not ripe enough.

>Vegigran

>

>

>

Vegigran,

How can you tell when a pinapple is ripe enough w/out cutting into it first?

 

I can never tell, & my mouth always gets burned.

-Angie

 

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[Guest guest]

Vegigran wrote:

>I have heard that pineapples have the enzyme that assists in the digestion

of protein. Possibly that is why some think it digests flesh!

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I think you are referring to bromelin, an enzyme in pineapple that makes it

useful in digesting protein. And you are right. This is one of the health

benefits of pineapple; to aid in the digestion of protein. To spin this into

dissolves flesh is the same nonsense that would say stomach acid corrodes

the body because it tastes tart in the mouth.

rusty

 

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" Vegigran " <vegigran

<rawfood >

Monday, April 19, 2004 2:53 PM

Re: [Raw Food] Pineapple

 

 

>

> <<<<Interesting. I always eat the core. My thinking is that the fibre is

good;

> most especially in the colon.

> It is hard to accept aboard the notion that a man eating plant can be on

the

> table. Where does the science come from?>>>>

>

> Peter,

> I also eat the core. In fact the VitaMix recommends it for the fiber as

well. I have heard that pineapples have the enzyme that assists in the

digestion of protein. Possibly that is why some think it digests flesh!

Also about the burning in the mouth that some have experienced. I only have

felt that when I eat a pineapple that is not ripe enough.

> Vegigran

[Guest guest]

Angie,

 

I should have made myself clearer this morning. It is the leaves at the

very top of the pineapple which should come out easily. Those on the edge

are not the test. It is a very simple, easy and reliable test. Rather like

testing a melon. There you test by feeling for softness right on the

extreme ends.

 

Peter

 

 

bandbcollection [no_reply ]

20 April 2004 04:55

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] Pineapple

 

 

 

All this talk about pineapples made me go searching - here's an

interesting thread about them that talks about the sting you get

while eating them and various thoughts on why. I'm gonna cut mine

up tonight and dry some of it for non-messy on the road snacks.

 

http://www.cyclingforums.com/t103658.html

 

Mel

 

rawfood , " Angie Sines " <momofhebe@h...> wrote:

> How can you tell when a pinapple is ripe enough w/out cutting into

it first?

> I can never tell, & my mouth always gets burned.

> -Angie

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I am thinking that the burning/bleaching properties

some are attributing to pineapples might be the malic

acid.

 

Vegigran <vegigran wrote:

 

<<<most especially in the colon.

It is hard to accept aboard the notion that a man eating plant can be on the

table. Where does the science come from?>>>>

 

Peter,

I also eat the core. In fact the VitaMix recommends it for the fiber as well. I

have heard that pineapples have the enzyme that assists in the digestion of

protein. Possibly that is why some think it digests flesh! Also about the

burning in the mouth that some have experienced. I only have felt that when I

eat a pineapple that is not ripe enough.

Vegigran

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

 

Hope you are having a beautiful day. Besides the fact that I do not like

fruit, I have never tried a fresh pineapple (if you can call supermarket

produce fresh). At $4.00 each I would hate to see me chopping it to death

and ending up with little pieces lol

Since I am so bored with salad (at least a head of lettuce lasts me a week),

I tried juicing some greens. Well, all I can say is BLECH! How does someone

that does that make it taste better? I definitely need some easy ideas

though to get away from salad. I did try giant collard leaves wrapped with

some veggies but it was good for the first one and did not desire any more.

I wish there was a way to store veggies so that they would not go bad so

quickly. It is just my son and myself here and I am the only one to eat them

so it seems wasteful. Today I just had one cup of coffee instead of a whole

pot so I am doing better.

Then again my toothache could have some bearing on that

OK from the topic of a pineapple, I went into a Novel..sorry bout' that.

 

Have a beautiful day all

Hugs,

Tone

[Guest guest]

Raw honey will get rid of that tooth ache and also make a salad less boring.

I havn't tried honey in green juice yet but maybe would make a green juice

drink taste better.

 

Nicholas Costanza

[Guest guest]

You can never had too much pineapple or guava or papaya or mangos. My very

favourite fruits. The pineapple thing sounds soooo good. I have a major weight

issue, however and all above mentioned fruits and most other ones too are a big

no no. But, like any good dieter, I cheat. <grin>

 

Heather

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linda

Friday, December 09, 2005 4:42 PM

Pineapple

 

 

 

Hey, about the pineapple thing; we were in South Africa and we went to a

farmer's market/flea market. It was much cleaner than the ones here in the

states. I digress, they had these pineapples on a skewer which they would

drizzle a mixture of cayenne pepper and some other spices (I believe ground

up cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, and cloves....a very small quantity of

each). Yummy. the pineapple was nicely chilled and the juices would mingle

with the spices. Makes my mouth water right now.

 

 

[Guest guest]

HI All:

 

Pineapples are on sale at the store, how do I pick a ripe one?

 

 

Gayle

**************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10

or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

1. Be alert for two key elements of a ripe pineapple: freshness and

deterioration. You are looking for a fresh pineapple, not a rotting one. The

stem is the area of the pineapple that feeds sugar to the fruit. It is from here

that the pineapple changes color.

2. Look at the pineapple. It should reflect a golden yellow color. The minimum

area for this should be on the eyes at the base of the fruit. Never purchase a

pineapple that is fully green as it will not ripen well. The higher the color

rises up the pineapple, the sweeter it will be. The pineapples in the photo

above indicate good coloring.

3. Smell the pineapple. If it smells sweet, then it's ready. If it has no

scent, it's not ripe. If it smells fermented, it's over ripe!

4. Touch the pineapple gently. It should be firm to a gentle press and only

yield slightly.

5. Beware the myth! It is an urban myth that a pineapple is ripe when a leaf

can be removed from the crown easily. It is proof of nothing in terms of

ripeness.

6. Beware the deteriorating pineapple. A deteriorating pineapple will be a

reddish, bronze color or it may even be green. It will smell as if it is

fermenting, like vinegar. It will also be mushy when pushed gently and it will

likely have wrinkled skin. Other clear indications include mold, oozing sticky

juices, cracks in the skin and leaves turning brown and dropping off.

Be careful what you ask for!  LOL

 

 

 

 

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" glpveg4life " <glpveg4life

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Saturday, April 11, 2009 4:01:32 PM

PINEAPPLE

 

 

 

 

 

HI All:

 

Pineapples are on sale at the store, how do I pick a ripe one?

 

 

Gayle

************ **Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10

or less. (http://food. aol.com/frugal- feasts?ncid= emlcntusfood0000 0001)

 

 

[Guest guest]

, glpveg4life wrote:

>

> HI All:

>

> Pineapples are on sale at the store, how do I pick a ripe one?

>

>

> Gayle

> ********

I go by my nose. I have read if the top leaves are loose it it ready. They can

quickly go by. Just buy one, watch it and you will know. I buy them all the

time. Sometimes, I cut it in half, saran wrap the top of the bottom half and

cube the other half and it eat it. They can also go in smoothies with orange

juice and a frozen peeled banana. They get ragged looking fairly fast so if you

are alone you might want to go this route. In case of ragged looking,

immediately make a smoothie.

Yvette

[Guest guest]

Unripe pineapples have lots of green on them, but a little green is ok. You

don't want one with soft spots, it should be firm, but not hard. No brown

spots. Fresh pineapple - yum! Enjoy!

 

Audrey S.

 

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 4:01 PM, <glpveg4life wrote:

 

>

>

> HI All:

>

> Pineapples are on sale at the store, how do I pick a ripe one?

>

>

> Gayle

> **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10

> or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yvette:

 

Thank you, I normally buy them already sliced but it seems like a whole one

was less expensive.

 

Gayle

 

 

In a message dated 4/12/2009 12:58:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

yvettetillema writes:

 

 

 

 

 

_@theferalvegethe_

( ) , glpveg4life@, glpv

>

> HI All:

>

> Pineapples are on sale at the store, how do I pick a ripe one?

>

>

> Gayle

> ********

I go by my nose. I have read if the top leaves are loose it it ready. They

can quickly go by. Just buy one, watch it and you will know. I buy them

all the time. Sometimes, I cut it in half, saran wrap the top of the bottom

half and cube the other half and it eat it. They can also go in smoothies

with orange juice and a frozen peeled banana. They get ragged looking fairly

fast so if you are alone you might want to go this route. In case of ragged

looking, immediately make a smoothie.

Yvette

 

 

 

 

 

**************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10

or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Ellen:

 

My parents did this once it took years but they did get a tiny little

pineapple. There plant was grown in doors as they live near Chicago.

 

 

In a message dated 4/12/2009 1:36:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

sweetcatkins writes:

 

 

 

 

 

If you do buy a whole pineapple, the top can be rooted and planted. I have

several of these around my house (because I live in zone 7) those of you in

the banana belt where tropical type plants grow outdoors (in the far

Southern part of the United States) can plant them outside.

 

To root, twist the top out of the pineapple, pull off the lower leaves

until you see the growth buds. Set the top in a container that will allow only

the part with the growth buds to touch the water. A vase designed for

forcing bulbs works perfect for this, but I've also used a mason jar. Keep the

water touching the growth buds at all times. It can take a long time for

the top to root, so don't get discouraged too early.

 

Once there are a lot of roots, plant it in a rich potting soil and keep

near a sunny window. The more light the plant receives, the lighter green the

leaves are. I let mine dry out completely before I water them again. I've

heard that if the pineapple is planted outdoors it will bear fruit, but not

indoors. Mine have never borne fruit, but they are unusual-looking house

plants and I enjoy them very much.

 

Ellen

 

 

 

 

 

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or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Oddly I used to work for Dole Pineapple tours

in Hawaii during the 80s. *lol*

The advice echo posted is exactly right. Make

sure you choose a pineapple that has the eyes

pretty much the same size from top to bottom.

The sugar gets released from the plant into the

fruit and those eyes expand from bottom to top,

so you want to be sure they are pretty equal in

size.

Color means little since any pineapple turns more

orange as it sits on the counter, but it will never

get sweeter like other fruit. Unlike bananas, tomatoes,

peaches and nectarines, pineapple will not shelf-ripen,

so picking a good one at the store is important and

eating it right away ensures the freshest fruit.

 

~ PT ~

 

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, glpveg4life wrote:

>

> HI All:

>

> Pineapples are on sale at the store, how do I pick a ripe one?

>

>

> Gayle

[Guest guest]

If you do buy a whole pineapple, the top can be rooted and planted. I have

several of these around my house (because I live in zone 7) those of you in the

banana belt where tropical type plants grow outdoors (in the far Southern part

of the United States) can plant them outside.

 

To root, twist the top out of the pineapple, pull off the lower leaves until you

see the growth buds. Set the top in a container that will allow only the part

with the growth buds to touch the water. A vase designed for forcing bulbs

works perfect for this, but I've also used a mason jar. Keep the water touching

the growth buds at all times. It can take a long time for the top to root, so

don't get discouraged too early.

 

Once there are a lot of roots, plant it in a rich potting soil and keep near a

sunny window. The more light the plant receives, the lighter green the leaves

are. I let mine dry out completely before I water them again. I've heard that

if the pineapple is planted outdoors it will bear fruit, but not indoors. Mine

have never borne fruit, but they are unusual-looking house plants and I enjoy

them very much.

 

Ellen

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Ellen...this is good to know.

 

 

 

 

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sweetcatkins <sweetcatkins

 

Sunday, April 12, 2009 12:36:08 PM

Re: PINEAPPLE

 

 

 

 

 

If you do buy a whole pineapple, the top can be rooted and planted. I have

several of these around my house (because I live in zone 7) those of you in the

banana belt where tropical type plants grow outdoors (in the far Southern part

of the United States) can plant them outside.

 

To root, twist the top out of the pineapple, pull off the lower leaves until you

see the growth buds. Set the top in a container that will allow only the part

with the growth buds to touch the water. A vase designed for forcing bulbs works

perfect for this, but I've also used a mason jar. Keep the water touching the

growth buds at all times. It can take a long time for the top to root, so don't

get discouraged too early.

 

Once there are a lot of roots, plant it in a rich potting soil and keep near a

sunny window. The more light the plant receives, the lighter green the leaves

are. I let mine dry out completely before I water them again. I've heard that if

the pineapple is planted outdoors it will bear fruit, but not indoors. Mine have

never borne fruit, but they are unusual-looking house plants and I enjoy them

very much.

 

Ellen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Alton Brown says that you should pick a pineapple that has a relatively small

top. That way all the work has gone into making the fruit itself, not the top.

It works for me!!

 

Sorry this is late, I've been vacationing in the Florida Keys all week!!

 

 

-Jacki in FL

 

 

, glpveg4life wrote:

>

> HI All:

>

> Pineapples are on sale at the store, how do I pick a ripe one?

>

>

> Gayle