Pineapples for Peace

A great website I came across recently unites recipes from Israel and Palestine.

‘Palestinian and Jewish Recipes for Peace: Celebrating 12 years of sustained relationship-building and outreach’ was put together by the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group of San Mateo County, California 2004.

http://traubman.igc.org/recipes.pdf

There was even a recipe for Hearty Corn Muffins which used pineapple.

Here are some more recipes that I've found. They were all delicious!

Peach-Pineapple-Papaya Parfait © TheEcoMuslim.com aka Zaufishan Iqbal

http://www.theecomuslim.com/2012/07/10-minute-suhoor-recipes.html

Ingredients: 75ml / 3/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt; 80g/ 1 cup peach chunks, pineapple chunks or papaya; 2 teaspoons toasted wheat germ

Method: Place the fruit in a small bowl. Dollop the yoghurt over and sprinkle with wheat germ.           

Serve!

Palestinian Fruit Soup by Dienia B.

http://www.food.com/recipe/palestinian-fruit-soup-153847

Ingredients: 2 orange (peeled) ; 2 stalks rhubarb (cut up) ; 4 slices fresh pineapple ; 1 cup strawberries ; 1 cup cherries (pitted) ; 6 cups water ; 1 cup honey ; 1 tsp salt ; 1/2 tsp cinnamon ; 2 tblspn lemon juice ; 1 cup sour cream

Directions:

1  Combine all the ingredients except sour cream.

2  Simmer about 30 minutes.

3  Purée.

4  Chill.

5   Add sour cream before serving.

The Jewish Cookbook, Sue Nathan 1974 Australian Universities Press

Pineapple Tapioca Cream

Serves 4   10 minute cooking time

1 egg, separated; 2 cups scalded milk; 5 tblspn tapioca; pinch salt; 3 tblspn sugar; ½ tspn almond extract; ½ cup crushed canned pineapple, drained; whipped cream; chopped nuts

Lightly beat egg yolk, add milk, then stir in tapioca, sugar and salt. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring constantly, then remove from heat. Beat the egg white until stiff and gradually stir into tapioca; cool. Add crushed pineapple and almond extract and chill. Serve topped with cream and nuts.

http://www.jewfaq.org/food.htm 

Tzimmes

Tzimmes is any kind of sweet stew. It usually is orange in colour, and includes carrots, sweet potatoes and/or prunes. A wide variety of dishes fall under the heading "tzimmes."

1 can of pineapple tidbits in pineapple juice

3 large carrots, peeled and cut into large slices

Additional pineapple juice or water if needed

Pineapple Manga

Pineapple Army: Operation One Goshi: The Preceptor, Viz Comics
Written by Kazuya Kudo, Illustrated by Naoki Urasawa, Cover illustration by Darren Ching

I wasn’t sure what to expect when Les found this for me in a Sydney Comic Shop. Pineapple Army is a Japanese Manga series which started in 1986.

The storyline of this particular edition follows four young sisters whose father, a NYC Police Detective, has been killed leaving them feeling vulnerable and unprotected from his assassin “the infamous Colonel Garland”.

The girls engage a mysterious war hero, Jed Goshi , to instruct them in armed self-defence.

Amidst lots of action things get momentarily unstuck when the youngest sister, Polly, accidently throws her toy rabbit at the bad guys instead of returning a pineapple grenade that landed near her.

After quite a bit of “Taka Taka Takka” and “Braka Braka Braka” and a gigantic “RRBBBBOOOOM” Jed and the girls are victorious!

Jed even repairs Polly’s toy rabbit before disappearing over Brooklyn Bridge.

Well, I’ve read one now, I don’t ever need to read another! Anne

Pineapples by Design

My friend, Jenny Trevethan, created this beautiful pin(eapple) cushion. She is one of the Artisans in the Dungog by Design Collective. I recommend you check them out on Facebook or at the Dungog Markets!

Jenny says “Most people would describe me as that grey haired old lady from Glen Martin but really I am just an enthusiastic hand stitcher who loves the garden and the wonderful wildlife it brings so close to us here in our lovely countryside.”

Jenny also lent me this fabulous book – “Betty Crocker’s Cook Book for Boys and Girls first came out 1957, I was nine then. I can remember loving the bright colour photos and trying out some of the recipes. The Easter Hat Cake has a classic look. I made the Raggedy Ann Salad a lot - my middle name is Ann.”

Thanks very much Jenny!

Candle Salad

“It’s better than a real candle, because you can eat it.”

Place crisp lettuce leaf on plate.

For candle base use 1 slice pineapple.

The candle is ½ banana set upright in center of pineapple slice.

The flame is 1 maraschino cherry, fastened on top of banana with a toothpick. 

And here are some more pages out of this treasure from Jenny's childhood because I just love it! Anne.

Kathy's scrapbook pineapple recipes

Boiled Fruitcake

 

Ingredients:
12oz pkt mixed fruit; 2 heaped tspn mixed spice; ½ cup sugar; ¼ lb butter; 1 tsp carb soda; small tin crushed pineapple; 1 cup plain flour; 1 cup selfraising flour; 2 eggs

Method:

1) Put all on to boil 1 minute (except flour and eggs)

2) Cool

3) Add flour sifted and 2 eggs – mix well

4) Place in foil-lined cake tin

5) 45 minutes 370°F

6) Add sherry

 

Our wonderful friends, Kathy and Bill. Kathy’s only pretending she’s going to eat some - she doesn’t actually like fruitcake! Anne.

 

Hawaiian Salad

1 tin (small) crushed pineapple; 1 medium tin corn kernels; 1 carton sour cream; 1 or 2 tins mandarins; 2 tblspn coarse shredded coconut

Drain fruit and corn well. Mix in coconut  and sour cream.

Flavour is improved if this is made the day before and refrigerated overnight.

Pineapple party time

Ruby Borrowdale said “It’s easy to set a glamour stage for a tropical party. Indoor palms . . . leis . . . flowers for guests’ hair . . . shells doubling for dishes . . .  reed place mats – and party dishes with the true flavour of the tropics – Golden Circle Tropical Pineapple.”

And, to top things off ... 

The Cookery Year, published by the Reader’s Digest 1973, London

Chocolate-covered Pineapple  

Preparation time: 20 min.

Ingredients: small tin pineapple rings; 175g – 200g plain chocolate; decorations

Drain the pineapple rings thoroughly and cut them into halves or quarters. Break up the chocolate and melt in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Using two forks, carefully dip the pineapple chunks in the chocolate, coating them evenly.

Dry on waxed paper, and before the chocolate sets, decorate with crysrtallised violets, yellow mimosa balls or silver dragees.

“They tasted really sickly sweet, Darani and her friend Bella were here and they couldn't wait to start making them and eating chocolate!” Jane.

And, if that's all not sweet enough try some Pineapple Rock!

Or for a summertime party, these icy pineapple sticks that Jane found in her local supermarket.

South African party pineapples!

Adventures with cheese and butter 1974 Pretoria, South Africa

“Be choosey! Today you can choose from a greater variety of South African cheese than ever before. Something for every taste … a selection for every occasion …smooth, subtly-flavoured cheese … creamy, aromatically-spiced cheese … crisp, sharply flavoured cheese!

Don’t just stick to the old favourites. Experimenting with the different varieties is an exciting adventure, and there are more than 34 different varieties of South African cheese to choose from.

Be known as a connoisseur of cheese.”

Note the pineapple at the "cheese-and-wine stork party"!

Bit of action happening in the background of this candle lit "cheese-and-wine party"!

And there's “a cheese-and-apple-juice party for teenagers” too!

Shelford Pineapple Party-Time, Shelford Pineapple Farms, 1971 South Africa

Shelford Pineapple Cocktail Snacks:                              
Celery sticks with pineapple           

Celery; 3 oz cream-cheese; 2 tblspn onto each stick of celery and sprinkle it with paprika; finely chopped Shelford pineapple; 1 tblspn finely chopped gherkins; 1 tblspn salad cream or mayonnaise; salt & paprika to taste

Scrub the celery and cut it into 2” sticks. Mix the cream-cheese, pineapple, gherkins and mayonnaise. Season the mixture to taste. Pile more cream-cheese mixture onto each stick of celery and sprinkle it with paprika.

Shelford pineapple with salami

Pineapple; French dressing; sliced salami; a few gherkins

Cut the pineapple into pieces of about 1” in length and ½” thick. Dip each piece of pineapple in a little French dressing & wrap it in a piece of thinly sliced salami. Secure each salami roll with a toothpick & a small piece of gherkin.

Nutty pineapple bites

2 tblspn mayonnaise; pinch of curry powder; cubes of Shelford pineapple; finely chopped walnuts

Cover the pineapple cubes with this & roll them in finely chopped walnuts. Put a cocktail stick through each & serve them, with other cocktail snacks, stuck into half a grapefruit, or any other centrepiece.

Savoury stuffed dates

1 tblspn cream-cheese; 1 tblspn chopped Shelford pineapple; 1 tspn chopped gherkins; stoned dates; paprika

Mix the cream-cheese, pineapple and gherkin. Stuff the dates with the mixture & sprinkle with paprika.