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    The Magic of Pineapples: Knowing More About Pineapples
    The Magic of Pineapples: Knowing More About Pineapples
    The Magic of Pineapples: Knowing More About Pineapples
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    The Magic of Pineapples: Knowing More About Pineapples

    By Dueep J. Singh

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Different Varieties of Pineapples
    Growing Pineapples
    The Pineapple Fruit
    Mature Fruit
    Feeding your pineapple plant
    Testing for Ripeness
    Marketing Your Fruit Fresh
    How to Slice a Pineapple.
    Nutritive value of Pineapples
    Fruit Rings –
    Pineapples to Heal
    Protection against the summer
    Traditional Pineapple Dishes
    Oriental Pineapple Rice
    Hawaiian Salad
    Conclusion
    Author Bio
    Publisher

    Introduction

    My fascination with pineapples – Ananas comosus – started very early, especially because they were part and parcel of my childhood. Living in a tropical region means that you are going to have plenty of juicy tropical fruit to eat throughout the year, but pineapples were quite something else. Firstly you needed to get somebody to slice them, then you diced them, and then you either juiced the rich succulent pulp inside, or just ate them raw without juicing.

    When I was about 6 years old, an aunt who was living in the Philippines at that time, send me and my brother beautifully embroidered dresses made out of pineapple leaf fiber. These were a barong tagalog (Baro, for short and not Barong) for him and a Baro’t Saya for me. Apart from that we were often sent beautiful pineapple fiber –Pina- clothes, which were so durable that they lasted me until I went to University and even after that.

    I liked these shirts very much, because of their very interesting history. According to a story I had heard, the Philippines were a distant colony of Spain. So the conquerors had to be different, had not they. They put out an edict. Only pure blood Spaniards could tuck in their shirts in their trousers. The conquered natives had to wear their shirts outside as a symbol of slavery. But the Philippinos were, as any brave race, very ingenuous. All these shirts were embroidered so beautifully that they became glorious works of art.

    So the Spaniards could have their unadorned tucked in shirts, but the natives wore their baros proudly. Alas, nearly 3 decades down the line, those embroidered Baros have disappeared from the Filipino markets. So sad to see a proud tradition die out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMendon Cottage Books
    Release dateJan 19, 2015
    ISBN9781310706004
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      The Magic of Pineapples - Dueep J. Singh

      The Magic of Pineapples

      Knowing More About Pineapples

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      Dueep J. Singh

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