Mostly about my backyard chickens. (Boring, I know), but there are a lot of us out here. Mine are only kept as pampered pets. I could eat a neighbor's chicken, but not MINE. There may be a comment on current events only if I get riled up enough. And there will always be a cartoon or a joke to cheer us. I promise to try my very best to respond to comments. Now I have to figure out how this blogger thingy works....
Monday, July 9, 2018
Stuff you never think about
Pineapples!!!!
Want to try growing one? Looks easy enough!
Oops! Just hit the word "YOUTUBE" at the bottom and it will play!
The area just to our east was known as the pineapple capital of the world 100 years ago. From wiki
"The history of Jensen Beach in the 19th century revolved around pineapple farming. John Laurence Jensen, an immigrant from Denmark, arrived in 1881, and set up his pineapple plantation, which became the town of Jensen.
By 1894, the Florida East Coast Railway reached Jensen Beach, and freight shipments were loaded directly onto the freight cars.
By 1895, Jensen was called the "Pineapple Capital of the World," shipping over one million boxes of pineapples each year during the June and July season[4] To help handle the increased pineapple production, a pineapple factory was built."
See here for more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_Beach,_Florida
I could do without pineapples, especially on pizza. Blecch.
ReplyDeleteBut I like apricot-pineapple jam just fine.
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Ohhhhhh! So good on pizza - Joisey style!
DeleteInteresting.
ReplyDeleteNever thought about where they came for before, Gorges!
DeleteThe area just to our east was known as the pineapple capital of the world 100 years ago. From wiki
ReplyDelete"The history of Jensen Beach in the 19th century revolved around pineapple farming. John Laurence Jensen, an immigrant from Denmark, arrived in 1881, and set up his pineapple plantation, which became the town of Jensen.
By 1894, the Florida East Coast Railway reached Jensen Beach, and freight shipments were loaded directly onto the freight cars.
By 1895, Jensen was called the "Pineapple Capital of the World," shipping over one million boxes of pineapples each year during the June and July season[4] To help handle the increased pineapple production, a pineapple factory was built."
See here for more:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_Beach,_Florida
Good article and now it's citrus fruits!
DeleteI have tried this in the past. Never did get one to produce a pineapple though.
ReplyDeleteI went out and bought one yesterday - will try to grow one - it sure is hot enough here! :o)
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