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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 03:59 AM Jun 2016

Daily Holidays - June 27

Industrial Workers of The World Day With the modernisation of industry, a move from manufacturing to consumerism and a general shift in global market operations, industrial processes and businesses are much less common than they used to be. As such, it’s easy to overlook just how big a part industry still plays, and how many people are employed by industrial organisations working in industrial roles. Industrial Workers Of The World Day draws attention to these workers, and to their importance in producing the goods that we consume and rely on.https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/industrial-workers-of-the-world-day/

Sunglasses Day Elton John has over a thousand pairs, Canadian singer Corey Hart only wears his at night, and you can tell the good guys from the bad guys in The Matrix by the shape of theirs. What am I talking about? Sunglasses, of course! There’s nothing quite as stylish as a pair of shades, so get out your aviators or your wayfarers and start celebrating Sunglasses Day! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sunglasses-day/

Pineapple Day It’s our favorite fruit, a lush, prickly, green leafed ground fruit that is a delicious addition to just about any meal. It’s sweet and tangy on its own and is practically the definition of the word ‘tropical’. Want to make something tropical? Put a slice of this fruit on it. That’s right, we’re talking about the apple that isn’t an apple, the pine that isn’t a pine, the pineapple! Pineapple day is dedicated to this most tantalizing little fruit and the greatest myth of all… It doesn’t grow on a tree. Didn’t know that? You’re hardly alone, most people think this prickly fruit hangs on a tree like a coconut, Nope! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/pineapple-day/

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Daily Holidays - June 27 (Original Post) Sherman A1 Jun 2016 OP
Front doors across America will be fronted with holiday displays... pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #1
Great!!!! Sherman A1 Jun 2016 #3
Definitely one thing I will miss about India Recursion Jun 2016 #4
Coconuts, pineapples, sugar cane pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #9
We call those "Sprue Stalls" Recursion Jun 2016 #10
When I was a kid we used to occasionally get a fresh pineapple, much better tasting than canned. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #2
Fresh is always better! Sherman A1 Jun 2016 #5
I would imagine a very sharp knife is a must! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #6
As a kid, we always had canned pineapple pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #7
That actually sounds pretty good - and certainly healthy! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2016 #8
Pineapple is so good! bigwillq Jun 2016 #11
Happy birthday to the Wobblies: femmocrat Jun 2016 #12
+1 pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #13
Solidarity. malthaussen Jun 2016 #14

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
4. Definitely one thing I will miss about India
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 06:03 AM
Jun 2016

The fresh pineapples here you don't even have to core. Take the skin off and you can eat the whole thing.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
9. Coconuts, pineapples, sugar cane
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 07:01 AM
Jun 2016

They all tend to be better on our foreign sojourns.

On visits to Vietnam there were streetcart vendors with sugar cane presses that would squeeze out the juice, which would be served in a glass. That was one of my favorites.

Rhiannon12866

(202,961 posts)
2. When I was a kid we used to occasionally get a fresh pineapple, much better tasting than canned.
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 05:58 AM
Jun 2016

Or sometimes we'd get a whole coconut - or a pomegranate. We thought it was fun - guess we learned by that to not be afraid of trying new foods.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
5. Fresh is always better!
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 06:05 AM
Jun 2016
I enjoy pineapples when you can get a good one and sometimes that is difficult, but they are always great!

Rhiannon12866

(202,961 posts)
6. I would imagine a very sharp knife is a must!
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 06:08 AM
Jun 2016

I have since bought a pomegranate myself, but I don't remember how they handled coconuts. I think that job was left up to my Dad...

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
7. As a kid, we always had canned pineapple
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 06:08 AM
Jun 2016

A slice, served on a lettuce leaf, with a scoop of cottage cheese on top. That was dessert.

Rhiannon12866

(202,961 posts)
8. That actually sounds pretty good - and certainly healthy!
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 06:15 AM
Jun 2016

When I was really little, I had a lot of Golden Books. My aunt used to get me one every week when we went grocery shopping. I remember one that was a kind of cookbook for kids, featured the Campbell's Soup kids, I think, LOL. The only "recipe" I remember was something like that - a pineapple ring with half a banana placed in the pineapple hole and a cherry on top. Not exactly "cooking," but I thought it was...

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