pineapple facts
So you want to know more about that delicious fruit known as the
pineapple do you? Well you have come to the right place. I’m
going to share with you a few little known facts about
pineapples.
Pineapple Fact number one:
The pineapple, contrary to popular belief is not one fruit. It
is a collection of the fruits of hundreds of flowers or more
that grow on a single plant spike. As they grow they become
swollen with juice to become the fruit we love.
Pineapple Fact number two:
The pineapple does not grow on trees as is the popular belief.
I hate to break it to you, but it comes from a plant in the
“bromeliad” family. They rise from the ground on a single spike
and are surrounded by sharp, sword like leaves. Pineapple
plants are the only Bromeliad to produce an edible fruit.
Pineapple Fact number three:
Commercial pineapple plants can only be harvested between two
and three years, because with each picking the fruit gets
smaller and smaller. Commercial pineapples weigh between four
and nine pounds on average, but have been occasionally weighed
in near twenty pounds.
Pineapple Fact number four:
The waste parts from pineapple canneries are used to make
vinegar, alcohol, and live stock feed.
Those were just a few facts about the modern day pineapple, but
now what about some historical facts? Those are always good to
keep handy when you’re enjoying a pineapple with a few friends.
Historical Pineapple Fact number one:
King Louis XIV of France was so eager to try the pineapple, he
bit into this tough fruit without peeling it and cut the roof of
his mouth on it.
Historical Pineapple Fact number two:
A French merchant named Le Cour successfully built a glass house
where he grew a pineapple to maturity; making green houses all
the rage in 1700’s Europe.
Historical Pineapple Fact number three:
The pineapple was adopted by the Spanish as a symbol of
hospitality, who incorporated the pineapple design into their
woodworks. Pineapple designs were prominent on all types of
furniture. This motif eventually migrated back to the colonies
of North America, where it became quite popular in the South.
That about wraps it up for this installment of “Pineapple Facts
You Didn’t Know” check back often for new interesting Pineapple
tales!
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