Society for Aesthetic Deletions

One of thes strangest things I've ever experienced in a workplace happened today.

We ate a pineapple.

This doesn't sound so strange, you say. Ah-ha! But this was no ordinary pineapple! This was a Rhode Island-grown pineapple!

One of my co-workers has bought pineapples in the past, and has taken to planting the tops. She puts them in water to grow roots, and then into a pot when it's ready.

She had heard it was impossible to actually get a pineapple top to grow more pineapples. It had never been done.

Don't tell that to this one, nor her one at home!

The pineapple top had grown to dangerous proportions...it had long "leaves" and made working on her G4 Cube a little difficult at times. But some time ago, she was surprised when she came into work and sure enough, there was a little pineapple bud growing on her pineapple plant.

It was quickly named "Abacaxi" (it means pineapple in Portuguese) and the entire Southside (a portion of my office that is not adjacent to the rest of our office, due to spacing issues) helped keep it alive when the co-worker was away.

She was away for three days, and came in to find it had changed color. Another co-worker, originally from Hawaii, indicated it was time to cut it and eat it!

So, that's what we did today. And of course, we couldn't have something like this without pictures! I ended up behind the camera (of course).

Now, Abacaxi was actually rather tasty for a home-grown pineapple. Not too sweet, not too sour. Very tasty.

She's going to be putting the top of Abacaxi into water, to see if she can grow a son/daughter of Abacaxi. I can't wait to see if it works.

Abacaxi!

Abacaxi in Full Glory

Cut Free

Slicing off the sides

Bite-sized Pieces