INGREDIENTS
This is what you will need:
- 1 pineapple
- a sharp knife
- sugar / sucralose
Pic1: fresh pineappleDirections
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Cut off the top and bottom of the pineapple (Pic2)
Reserve the crown to grow a new pineapple plant. - Set the pineapple on its bottom.
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Cut away the peel as thin as possible. (Pic3)
I prefer to remove the eyes, rather than waste too much of the flesh. - Remove the remaining eyes. (Pic4)
- Slice the pineapple. (Pic5)
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Cut away the core of each piece. (Pic6)
The core is edible, but it is more fibrous than the rest of the slice. -
Optional:
- Cut in smaller pieces.
- add sugar or sucralose to taste. (Pic7)
- Refrigerate overnight before serving.
Pic2: cut off top and bottomPic3: cut off the peel
Pic4: remove the eyes
Pic5: slicePic6: core
Pic7: add sugar / sucralose
Growing a pineapple at home
2013-05-04
Growing a pineapple plant at home is not difficult at all, especially not if you're already familiar with bromeliads. Keep in mind that pineapples require a lot of sun and that a fully-developed pineapple plant is quite big, easily 5 ft. or more across. To get there, you'd have to keep it in the ground or in a very large pot. Mine is over 6 years old and still quite small, because I choose to keep it in a small pot.
- Look for a pineapple with a nice healthy crown with young green leaves in the center.
If the center of the crown looks rotten or wilted, do not buy. It won't grow. - Cut or wring the crown off the pineapple. (Pic8)
This should be fairly easy. - Peel back the lower leaves to expose about 1" of the central stem. You'll likely already see some little root bumps there. Leaving the lower leaves will make it harder for them to develop.
- Place the crown on top of a glass of water with the bottom touching the water.
- Alternatively, place it on some well-draining soil. Keep the soil lightly moist.
Not wet, or the crown will rot away. - Within a few days, the roots will start to develop. (Pic9)
After 2 weeks, the roots should be getting longer. - After a few weeks, the existing leaves will start getting longer and new leaves will appear.
- A pineapple plant can remain on water for up to a year, as long as the water is kept clean.
- When you're ready for it, plant in a larger pot with fertile well-draining soil.
- A well-kept pineapple can bear fruit in the 2nd year.
Pic8: cut / break off the crownPic9: beginning roots — 2013-07-04
Pic10: the same pineapple plant — 2019-10-10