Babyfood, tropical fruit medley

Fun Facts

  1. Pineapples spread around the world because they were kept on ships to ward off sailors’ scurvy. Sailors would wash their pineapples down with a pony’ (measure) of rum.
  2. You can grow a pineapple plant by twisting the crown off a store bought pineapple, allowing it to dry for 2-3 days, and then planting it?
  3. Although originally from South America, most of the world’s pineapples now come from Southeast Asia. Thailand is said to be the biggest producer of pineapples in the region.
  4. Did you know one pineapple plant produces only one pineapple every 2 years?
  5. The word “pineapple” was first used in 1398 in reference to a pine cone. It is derived from the Spanish word “piña” which means pine cone. This was changed nearly 300 years later with the word “pine cone” being introduced so pineapple could be used exclusively for the fruit.

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