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Pineapple, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 7 Feb 2020
Artwork tied in with the Fitzwilliam's current exhibition
Feast & Fast. The Art of Food in Europe, 1500 – 1800
About 30 years ago when we were first landscaping our property, I wanted a privacy hedge. I then saw an article in the Los Angeles Times recommending the pineapple guava plant as one of the most rewarding plants that we could grown in our area. Attractive shrubbery, beautiful blossoms great tasting fruit in the fall, and fairly fast growing. It's also reasonable drought tolerant. It's now an 8 foot hedge with wonderful fruit that we eat in the fall. It is neither in the pineapple or guava family
I lit this with a YN560-III in an 8.6 inch Lastolite softbox hand held at camera left. The flash was in manual mode, and was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant album. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422.
Virgin America Airbus A320-214 N281VA "pineapple express" arrives San Diego (SAN/KSAN) February 29, 2016. Redwood 954 from San Francisco.
Young pineapple plant still in soil, in cloesup view. Pineapples belong to the Bromeliaceae Scientific Family.
Recipe:
Pineapple jam
4 pineapples
2 cinnamon stick
2 star anise
6 cloves
300g sugar (or more to taste)
1. Peel and core pineapples. Cut into long segments and hand grate with a box grater. (This keeps the pineapple pulp fibrous; dont be tempted to blend in a food processor)
2. Strain out the pineapple juices.
3. Place pineapple pulp and half the sugar with whole spices in a large saucepan
4. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Lower the heat to med-low to keep the simmer. Stir regularly to prevent burning. As the juice cooks off, slowly add the reserved juice a little at a time.
5. After about 1-1.5hours, the jam would have reduced to a sticky texture and caramelized. Remove spices. Add remaining sugar (or more to taste).
6. Continue cooking over med heat stirring constantly until pineapple jam is a dark amber colour
7. Let cool completely and refrigerate overnight
Matcha shortcrust dough
125 g soft unsalted butter, cut into cubes
150g flour
1 tbs matcha powder
50g icing sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1. In a bowl of an electric mixer, blend together butter and sugar until creamy and smooth.
2. Sift together flour, icing sugar and matcha powder. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and cream together until well-blended.
3. Add in egg yolk and vanilla, mixing just to blend. (Dont overwork the dough.)
4. Divide dough into 2 and wrap well in clingfilm. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight until firm.
Assembly:
Pineapple jam (enough jam to yield 4 batches of matcha shortcrust)
Matcha shortcrust dough
Preheat oven to 170C
1. Remove shortcrust dough from fridge and allow to rest for 10 min to soften.
2. Roll pineapple jam into balls of 6-7g each
3. Roll out the matcha dough with a rolling pin inbetween two pieces of clingfilm until about 0.5 cm thick.
4. Using a well-floured pineapple tart mould, cut out tart shapes and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
5. Top the tarts with a ball of pineapple jam each
6. Bake at 170C for 20 min until firm and browned.
Here is some interesting news. In the past I have written about my osteoarthritis in both of my thumbs. Basically I have no cartilage left and it’s been painful. Getting old, eh? I’ve seen some doctors with not many solutions. Many years ago a good friend emailed me about this problem and she told me to drink, daily, cherry juice. I didn’t. A number of months ago my thumbs were getting really bad and I figured I’d give the cherry juice a go. Finding cherry juice isn’t easy. Our local health food store, on their website, said that they had it. But it was quite expensive. I mean, how much juice can you get out of one cherry? So, to the internet. I found that pineapple juice is another choice. It contains an enzyme called bromelain which helps your body to fight pain and reduce swelling. Pineapple juice is easy to find. I’ve been drinking two glasses for almost two months now and believe it or not, it has helped. I would say the pain has diminished 60-70% depending on the day. I still have a lot of pain, but it is not what it was. I was actually able to open a jar! Now, if this is just a placebo that’s fine with me. Let my brain believe what it wants.
Never miss an opportunity to grab some pineapple. You will find plenty of these stalls along the Kandy road. If asked they also cut them in to slices and add the magical mix (a combination of salt+pepper), a must stop spot indeed.
The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality, friendship and warmth in the southern U.S. states and this fountain on the edge of the harbor in Charleston, SC is a beautiful monument to those ideals.
Just a random shot for today :)
But there is a story to be told...there is always a story to be told... :)
Dehydrated slice of pineapple - if you haven't tried them you should. The centre core (the bumpy bits) is just over 1 cm - this whole image was just about 3 cm wide. Shot using my 300 mm lens and extension tubes.
This pineapple is about the size of a quarter! It is growing on the porch outside my kitchen window and I have been admiring it for a few days, so I finally took the camera out to show you! The texture behind it is the screen from the porch.
Oh my, last few months when we were begging Mother Nature for an express delivery of precious liquid, we did not mention Pineapple Express. How had she misinterpreted that? :)
A fast moving atmospheric river is extending 2040 miles from Hawaii to Calif. The state will be at the mercy of this massive delivery tomorrow eminently in regions still being isolated by 15-20ft of snow, with no ending in sight in the next week.
Let's hunker down; get out of all extra activities; and be mindful of anything that could/would go south.
Stay safe!
The pineapple itself is a troubled icon, but I do like the bold colours in this one, something I normally shy away from. Definitely could do with being a little sharper, but as a way of rounding off my first roll of Portra, I still like the sense of fun/pop from this image.
Also known as Feijoa--a flowering plant in the Myrtle family.
It is native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, N. Argentina and Colombia.
The Pineapple Guava is not a true guava---it is an evergreen perennial shrub or small tree, ranging from 1-7 meters (3.3-23 feet) high, and cultivated as an ornamental and fruit tree. Their fruit is about the size of a chicken egg, and tasted like pineapple, apple, and mint. It closely resembles a guava, with a grittier texture, and ripens in Autumn.
(Wikipedia)
Florida Botanical Gardens
(Acca sellowiana)
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PINEAPPLE & THE MATHEMATICAL FIBONACCI NUMBERS
Pineapple scales or fruitlets or eyes are patterned into spirals.
Since these scales/fruitlets/eyes are approximately hexagonal in shape, three (3) distinct sets of spirals can be seen on the surface of a mature Pineapple.
One set of 5 parallel spirals ascends at a shallow angle to the right,
A second set of 8 parallel spirals ascends more steeply to the left,
and
A third set of 13 parallel spirals ascends very steeply to the right.
The numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 etc. are called Fibonacci Numbers where a Fibonacci number is the sum total of the previous 2 Fibonacci Numbers.
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Product Look-Up (PLU) codes, printed on a little sticker on the fruit, for Pineapples are:
5743 = Half
5155 = Small
4029 = Medium
4430 = Large
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An unusually large (15 inch), ripe Pineapple vertically cut in 2 halves.
Ananas comosus cv 'Smooth Cayenne'
Family Bromeliaceae
Product of Mexico
Bought from Supermarket
Kissimmee
Florida
USA.
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It is hard to overstate how simple yet stunning pineapple upside-down cake is. This cake has retro charm, but it’s a classic whose appeal hasn’t waned since it first appeared on the home baking scene. It starts with a rich butter cake that, once removed from the pan, reveals a design of caramelized pineapple rings studded with maraschino cherries. Each bite is little treasure chest of flavor — tender cake, mingled with the sweet and slightly tangy notes of pineapple and cherry.
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The Pineapple Fountain is located in the Waterfront Park, Charleston, South Carolina.
A closeup of a common zinnia that I found at the Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden in Springfield Missouri. The color was very pretty and for some reason this reminded me of a pineapple. I'm off to an auction this foggy morning and will be back this afternoon to have some fun with YOUR photos! Have a great day! Explore #123 on 09/07/09. Thank you!