Fresh Pineapple
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BeethovenRocks
Cathlete
Hiya Dianne,
Don't know what the weather's like in your neck of the woods today but around here we'd just let it sit in the fruit basket for a couple of days and it ripens quickly enough (We've had a whole bunch on the kitchen counter this past weekend!). Also, keeping them in a closed cupboard generates some warmth that helps it ripen faster, but again that may depend on your climate. Now, were your pineapples 'full' when you bought them? Bear in mind if they were harvested when they weren't yet mature they will never ripen. Where were your pineapples imported from btw?
Don't know what the weather's like in your neck of the woods today but around here we'd just let it sit in the fruit basket for a couple of days and it ripens quickly enough (We've had a whole bunch on the kitchen counter this past weekend!). Also, keeping them in a closed cupboard generates some warmth that helps it ripen faster, but again that may depend on your climate. Now, were your pineapples 'full' when you bought them? Bear in mind if they were harvested when they weren't yet mature they will never ripen. Where were your pineapples imported from btw?
BeethovenRocks
Cathlete
Tweren’t nothing, Dianne.
Here’s hoping you’ll be enjoying your pineapples very soon. What would have been really great is if I could ship some directly to you
. A friend of mine left for France yesterday after vacationing here and we stashed some away in his luggage ;-)! Want to know something odd? Although it’s one of my favourite fruits I don’t like pineapple jam, pineapple ice cream, pineapple juice or ham cooked with pineapple. Pizza topped with fresh pineapple is also a popular choice around here but I don’t like that either. I’ve tasted pineapple grown in Spain and Hawaii but as you might assume, I’m partial to the ones grown in our region, hands down!
Here’s hoping you’ll be enjoying your pineapples very soon. What would have been really great is if I could ship some directly to you
. A friend of mine left for France yesterday after vacationing here and we stashed some away in his luggage ;-)! Want to know something odd? Although it’s one of my favourite fruits I don’t like pineapple jam, pineapple ice cream, pineapple juice or ham cooked with pineapple. Pizza topped with fresh pineapple is also a popular choice around here but I don’t like that either. I’ve tasted pineapple grown in Spain and Hawaii but as you might assume, I’m partial to the ones grown in our region, hands down!
Timber99
Cathlete
I vaguely remember reading somewhere that if you put it in a paper bag, it ripens more quickly. Of course, I had to google it, and found this site, which might interest you.
http://www.dole-plantation.com/Fun/handpick.aspx
It says the following:
To begin with, select a pineapple that is plump and fresh looking. Fresh, green leaves in the crown are a good sign. The body should be firm – not soft. The larger the pineapple, the greater proportion of edible fruit. That doesn’t mean necessarily that it is better tasting or any riper than smaller fruit.
Shell color is not necessarily a sign of maturity or ripeness. A pineapple can be ripe when it is practically all green outside. The plantation calls it "green-shell ripe." Shell color of ripe fruit are divided into seven groups or levels ranging from No. 0, all green, to No. 6, all yellow.
A pineapple will not ripen any further – get any sweeter – after picking. It is sugar that makes pineapple sweet after ripe. The sugar comes from the conversion of starch reserves in the stump at the time of ripening.
Fresh pineapples from Hawaii are picked at maximum ripeness for delivery to U.S. and Canadian markets. The sooner they are eaten, the better. If you don’t plan to use a fresh pineapple right away, store it in your refrigerator. It will keep better and longer."
But here was the most interesting part to me, becuase this means my mom was WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>>>>
"Ease in pulling the leaves out of the crown is not a sign of ripeness or good quality."
http://www.dole-plantation.com/Fun/handpick.aspx
It says the following:
To begin with, select a pineapple that is plump and fresh looking. Fresh, green leaves in the crown are a good sign. The body should be firm – not soft. The larger the pineapple, the greater proportion of edible fruit. That doesn’t mean necessarily that it is better tasting or any riper than smaller fruit.
Shell color is not necessarily a sign of maturity or ripeness. A pineapple can be ripe when it is practically all green outside. The plantation calls it "green-shell ripe." Shell color of ripe fruit are divided into seven groups or levels ranging from No. 0, all green, to No. 6, all yellow.
A pineapple will not ripen any further – get any sweeter – after picking. It is sugar that makes pineapple sweet after ripe. The sugar comes from the conversion of starch reserves in the stump at the time of ripening.
Fresh pineapples from Hawaii are picked at maximum ripeness for delivery to U.S. and Canadian markets. The sooner they are eaten, the better. If you don’t plan to use a fresh pineapple right away, store it in your refrigerator. It will keep better and longer."
But here was the most interesting part to me, becuase this means my mom was WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>>>>
"Ease in pulling the leaves out of the crown is not a sign of ripeness or good quality."
MadnNatsmom
Cathlete
Hmmmm, maybe it's my imagination but I swear green pineapples ripen on my counter.
We bought two similarly hued pineapples and cut one up - not sweet. Waited a few days until the other one turned more yellow and YUM!
We bought two similarly hued pineapples and cut one up - not sweet. Waited a few days until the other one turned more yellow and YUM!