"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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> Von Fourche wrote:
>> Ok, I would like to buy a fresh pineapple to make a Pina Colada. A
>> tropical drink book I have says I can use the juice and the fiber from
>> pineapple crushed in a blender.
>>
>> My question: how do I go about preparing a pineapple to crush in a
>> blender to use in a drink?
>>
>> Do I cut the thing in half and dig out the inside of the pineapple?
>> You
>> don't throw the whole pineapple including the outside of it in a blender
>> do
>> you? It's the insides I need to use, right?
>>
>> How do I get the juice and fiber out and in the blender? Just cut it
>> out
>> and toss it in?
>>
>> I've never bought a pineapple before so that's the reason for this
>> crazy
>> question. I would love to make a Pina Colada using a fresh pineapple.
>
> Unless you live in pineapple growing country you are far better off
> using canned juice... pineapples sold in US mainland markets are not
> fully ripe and never will be... pineapples once picked do NOT ripen.
>

No kidding. Never had a ripe pineapple until I moved to Hawaii. They are a
totally different experience when they are fully ripe before harvesting. IF
they were shipped ripe, you'd have pineapple brany by the time you ate it.
Oddly, I find the low-acid variety even more distastefull when over-ripe.