Pineapple

ps I can still smell it on my hands,. After washing them.

I think you can freeze it. My motto is to try and freeze anything I have in excess. The worst that can happen is you have to throw it out. Despite warnings that you can’t freeze fresh tomatoes, I do. Sure, they collapse and can’t be used like a fresh one but they’re fine for a tomato-based sauce or soup.

If the pineapple ends up going mushy, you can always make a smoothie with it or add it to other fruit in a crumble.

I'm sure it'll freeze alright Fennel as long as it's separated then it doesn't all stick together .

It's strawberries that don't seem to fare so well unless you intend making strawberry jam.

Make a pineapple upside down cake, cut it into portions and freeze it.
Puds for a couple of days.

Mash it up and mix it into a piña colada cocktail?
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Lovely! What a nice problem to have. Enjoy it in all its forms.

Cut it up into cubes put on a baking tray and freeze separately and then bag up and put back in the freezer.
Sweet and sour sauce maybe.

Pineapple freezes well but do it asap after cutting. Pineapple juice attacks the skin which is probably why your hands absorb the smell. In the past workers in pineapple canning factories lost their fingerprints due to the effect of the juice!

Yes you can freeze pineapple. I have done it and it freezes beautifully. I cut the pineapple up into chunks and then froze it in portions. Great way of keeping it as you can have too much of it to use at once.

It will freeze ok but you may only be able to use it for cooking or smoothies when you thaw it again.

Anyone else get mouth tingle after eating pineapple?

I froze some pineapple for my mum to suck when she gets a dry mouth. Texture may be a bit different if you thaw it.

I often freeze leftover fresh Pineapple, then use it is a salsa.

Make the marinade with, Soy sauce, white wine vinegar, chilli flakes, smoked Paprika, Honey and Garlic powder.
Mix well and add to the pineapple, spring onions, sweetcorn and garden peas.
Leave for at least 3 hours, even overnight in the fridge is ok.
For serving add quartered cherry tomatoes and a fresh herb of choice.
It is great with Gammon in particular.
The quantities are up to you it depends how hot you like things and how much you are making.

Enjoy stay safe.

Enjoy

Anyone else get mouth tingle after eating pineapple?

Yes. I suspect it's not good for me.

I would cut it into cubes and pop them into boiling water for five minutes. Freeze them when cold.

I suspect they will become woody in the freezer if you don't blanchere them first, but I don't know as I have never tried.

Or alternately boil them for about 10 minutes and pop them into jam jars and seal them.

In a word....yes! Cut it into squares and freeze in a plastic covered container.

It's extremely good for coughs and sore throats. So nothing to do with enzymes I believe. Maybe we should all get some and freeze it incase we come down with Corona

Pineapple is reputedly good for inducing labour. Although I don’t imagine many of us here on GN will be requiring its properties in that area!

My mum can’t eat pineapple. It strips the lining in her mouth and gives her mouth ulcers.

I used to freez pineapple in chunks to suck when having chemo it helps to protect mouth .didnt blanch before freezing .

hulaboop what a great idea. Will have to try that.
Yes pineapple freezes well and keeps well in the freezer for at least 12 months. Pineapple is also great for healing wounds too. Eating it not actually putting it on the wound. When my mother had a deep wound the special wounds nurse suggested she eat pineapple she turned her nose up. It turned outcat the age of 93 she had never eaten fresh pineapple. She didnt like tinned pineapple and had assumed fresh tasted the same. From then on until she died just short of her 98th birthday she regularly ate pineapple.

Yup. Pineapple freezes well.
Cut up and store in plastic bags, or just slice through, wrap in cling film individually and freeze.
When defrosted, they retain their firmness and taste.
Do not blanch them, that would be weird!

My nan used to say that if your mouth tingled when you ate pineapple it was because it was going off ?? She was usually correct

I too have to be careful of eating too much pineapple.
My tongue gets so sore to the degree of it running with blood- YUK!
Shame, as the bromelain (wrong spelling ?) in the core is soooo good for you according to google search.
Take care everyone.