Category: Kitchen

Preparing a Pineapple

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    Buying a pineapple is not as hard as some may think it might be. First you must look at the pineapple and make sure that there are no visible bruises on it. Then turn the pineapple upside and smell the bottom of it. If it is sweet smelling it is ready to bring home and prepare.

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    Place the pineapple of a clean surface standing straight up. With a sharp knife, start from the very top of the pineapple and proceed by taking the skin off. Do this until the only thing left on the pineapple is the bottom and the top.

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    Turn the pineapple over on its side, cut the entire top off as well as the bottom. Throw away everything but the top of the pineapple; you can use this for the center of your presentation.

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    Slice the pineapple either in round pieces, pineapples lengths pieces, or you can even cut the pineapple up in chunks depending on how you want to present it.

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    Place a large platter on the counter and arrange pineapple around the plate. Place the top that you have put aside directly in the middle of the plate and place where you wish.

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Did You Know – Miscellaneous

  • Did you know 11% of people are left handed
  • Did you know August has the highest percentage of births
  • Did you know unless food is mixed with saliva you can’t taste it
  • Did you know the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes
  • Did you know a bear has 42 teeth
  • Did you know an ostrich’s eye is bigger than it’s brain
  • Did you know most lipsticks contain fish scales
  • Did you know no two corn flakes look the same
  • Did you know lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
  • Did you know 8% of people have an extra rib
  • Did you know 85% of plant life is found in the ocean
  • Did you know no words in the English language rhyme with the words angel, angst, breadth, bulb, depth, eighth,  month, ninth, orange, purple, scalp or twelfth

    • several hundred more ‘did you know’s here

    Jello Surprise Bananas

    How to Clone a Banana with Jello

    Ingredients

    • 8 Bananas
    • 2 Boxes of Strawberry Jello Mix (approximately)

    Instructions

    The original recipes calls for Jello made from scratch, but if you’re short on time, try Jello mix. Follow the instructions on the box. The amount above is an estimate—you may want to buy several boxes and mix them up one box at a time to fill your desired amount of banana peels. 

    First, prep your banana peels. Make a precise, thin cut along one side of each of your bananas, but not all the way down. You want to create a “cup” with an open top and a sealed bottom. Carefully remove the flesh without damaging the peels—you may need to use a knife, or carefully cut the flesh in sections, or simply squeeze (carefully).

    Set the intact peels aside, and use the flesh for something else. (Fruit salad? Banana peanut butter sandwich? Banana nutella crepe? It’s up to you.)

    Prepare your Jello mixture: Combine the powder and water, and stir well. Now you are ready to poor the mixture into the banana peels. You will need some sort of brace to hold the bananas in place. A tall narrow glass should work just fine. Once the bananas are filled, place them in the refrigerator to cool for the amount of time indicated in your Jello mix instructions.

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    Sherbet Punch

     

    This is one of the easiest punch recipes I’ve seen. Hope you enjoy!
     

    In a punch bowl – mix together the following:

    • 1 – 2 liter bottle of Sprite or 7UP
    • 2 cups of orange juice

    top with

    • scoops of orange sherbet
    • frozen raspberries

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