General Chat

They look weird growing amidst their tough spiky leaves.
A field full of them is menacing, reminiscent of "the Day of the Triffids".
The liqueur is a handy mixer if you like cocktails and the juice on its own, cold, is OK at breakfast time.

Otherwise not very edible especially when fresh English strawberries are an option.

Pineapples are quite pleasant but for me...They have to be cut up into small pieces, really ripe, or otherwise tinned. If not, the acid makes the corners of my mouth sore. :-0

Why is ther a pineapple on the lid of the men's trophy at Wimbledon ?

I like pineapple, raw or cooked.

As others have said, I tend to steer clear of controversial subjects, like religion and politics, not just on the boards, but generally. I don't like arguments!

If you feed pineapple plants with sugared water do they end up sweeter fruit? (For the same reason that people feed tomato plants sugared water?)

I tried it with tomatoes when we used to grow them but I could never perceive any difference. :-S

The best pineapples I had were the ones served for my breakfast when I was in Ghana.
Here I like them served with minted sugar. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Yes Nyx. :-D

I love fresh pineapple - also cooked in upside down cake.

it's OK with curry, or sweet and sour Chinese dishes, but raw - yuk!!!

I like pineapple raw or cooked.

I tend to be with Gwyn in Kent's last paragraph. But I think I usually agree with rose! So, yes I am predictable. :-D

In answer to the other question Rose, no I can't think of a topic I would have raised but haven't. I do tend to steer clear of religion and politics.

Pineapples on gate posts in the UK were a symbol of wealth and prosperity, and occasionally, hospitality.

I like pineapple.

Usually my comments are predictably absent from threads that may prove controversial.
I know what I think, but not everyone else needs to know.

Pineapple is lovely but messy :-D


You know I am predictable on here Rose. In fact, I find myself mind-numbingly repetitive at times.

You also know that I am less predictable elsewhere :-D

I like Boxty.

I like pineapple.

Rose, on almost any subject, preferences aside I think we would be in total agreement.

The Chinese consider pineapples a good luck symbol ......

......... hence gate posts on houses around here built to attract Chinese buyers are often topped by either a lion or a pineapple

Who decided to name them pineapples, and why? :-S

OK, I've just answered my own question via Google :-D

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Hmmm. Now I think about it, I have stir fried it - once.
I prefer it 'au naturel'. :-D

did you know that pineapple on pizza, aka Hawaiian pizza, was a Canadian invention??

'tis true!!

Created in 1962 by a Greek-Canadian pizza maker.