Waste reduction: Pineapple
I’m sure that everyone has a favorite pineapple recipe. Pineapple upside down cake, Humming Bird Bake, Carrot Cake (with or without is a huge debate, right?). Everyone knows what to do with the sweet yellow meat inside, but did you know that is just a fraction of what you can get out of your fresh pineapple? Usually, if I’m cutting a pineapple up, it’s to dehydrate pineapple circles or chunks. My husband likes it that way, it’s a quick easy snack, and it stores well. I break the top off, slice the bottom off, and remove the skins. Then I slice it thin enough to use a small circular cookie cutter to remove the core. The core is tasty but fibrous and unpleasant to chew. So it goes with the skins. I try to make circles purely out of vanity but it dries just fine in chunks and since it inevitably breaks apart, I get about 50-50. Those get a gentle dry for 24-48 hours at 125-130oF Next, the crowns. If you are good with plants, you can set the crown in water and let it form roots and