4 Tips for Pineapple Selection
Have you ever been faced with the daunting task of finding the best pineapple in the store? Never fear! About 6 years ago Mark and I went to Hawaii on our 1 year marriage anniversary. One of our trips was to the Dole Pineapple Plantation. We got to see where they grew pineapples, we watched them cut up a pineapple, plus the lady even gave us tips that I’d like to share with you today. Don’t worry, I know it was 6 years ago, but I take notes. Must be that studious part of me… Feel sorry for me or jump for joy that I can still share information with you… your choice!
4 Tips for Pineapple Selection
- Smell – you don’t want a pineapple to have a real strong “pineapple” smell. The more smell you get, the more the fruit is actually fermenting, and getting closer to being bad.
- The “circles” on the outside of the Pineapple are called eyes. You want your eyes to be relatively the same in size and shape. This means that the Pineapple is ripe.
- Don’t pay attention to color. Color is not a factor in how ripe a Pineapple is. All the color does is show how much sunlight the pineapple received during the growing process.
- You don’t need to cut the top off a pineapple. If a Pineapple is ripe, just twist and pull up and the top will come out of a pineapple. Now the really cool thing is you can allow it to dry for a couple of days and then place in water. Then you’ll create your pineapple plant. Just keep the temperature range between 70 and 90 degrees year-round and you should be able to produce about 3 pineapples per pineapple plant.
*Pulled from my old blog Paved Dirt Roads
