Practical Uses for a Pineapple
- Paperweight (needs to be replaced when ripe)
- Bookends (see above)
- Hat (with strap)
- Weapon for self-defense – throw or use to ward off
- Halloween costume
- Play football when you do not have a football lying around
- Accepted as barter at many stores and restaurants
- Replace wheels on broken rolling chairs
- Stand for iPad/tablet
- Doorstop (maybe need more than one)
- Create delicious pineapple upside-down cake……fail when you realize that it is far too complicated
- Rum drinks
- Find a hill and have pineapple races. Place bets on your favorite!
- Carry it around and refer to it as your lucky pineapple
- Glue to a large pair of headphones and create a fashion statement
Special thanks to Andrew Valente for his quirky world view.
Kumquat Facts:
- Only fruit that has sweeter skin than meat.
- There are two types of kumquat grown in the United States (Nagami and Meiwa)
– Nagamis are oval and the most common kind – when growing, they can withstand temperatures as low as 14 degrees F
– Meiwas are round and mostly grown in China and Japan – they can also be kept as a houseplant
- The shortest kumquat shrub is still taller than an NBA center (2.5m or 8ft)
- Kumquats are a good source of Potassium and Vitamin C
- Also a source of Cryptoxanthin, lutein, and zeaxanthin, which defend your cells from damage and protect your eyes from age-related degeneration
- As far as we know, no one has died while eating a kumquat
– If you continuously eat kumquats, you may live forever.
- Popular uses:
– Eat raw by themselves – meat and skin
– Add to salads
– Turn into marmalade or jam
– Drink in kumquat liqueur or use as a cocktail garnish
- It is impossible to hate kumquats because of their cuteness.
Special thanks to Andrew Valente for assembling these facts.
We just received a small box with nine Hoshi Gaki from Penryn Orchards. As we mentioned in a previous post, these are persimmons that have been hand massaged as they dry over a period of several weeks. Not a job for impatient people.
In a word, the Hoshi Gaki are ethereal. They are orangish brown. When you cut into one, it is slightly gooey but firm. They are sweet, but not too sweet (about half the sweetness of a dried date). You can definitely taste persimmon. What’s striking is the subtlety of the flavor and sweetness.
At $35 a pound they are expensive, but worth every cent. Buy them and try them. You’ll be a better person for it. Penry Orchard
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A friend of Manhattan Fruitier sent along this picture of a very concerned dachshund. When the Fetch Chocolates mini-dachshund arrived, this dachshund knew that there was a new sheriff in town.
