Summer 2015 | Issue 01
The Pineapple Edition
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Mellow Yellow Bagsy Mine
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See the light
A Glittering Career
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In the kitchen Sit on it
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Fashion Sweetie
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Front Cover: Pineapple print reproduced by kind permission of Jessica Russell Flint Editor: Fiona Thomson Marshall Contributor: Camilla Marshall Lovsey
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Grilled pineapple with Coconut Whipped Cream - Floating Kitchen
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Did you know?...Pineapples 1
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. After bananas, the pineapple is the most widely eaten tropical fruit
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. In China it is customary to eat a pineapple tart at New Year for good luck
. They were named Anana in Europe; Pina in Spain, Pineapple in England
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. take 2-3 years to grow
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. are hermaphrodites
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. are mathematically perfect, fulfilling the properties of Divine Proportion
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. you can tell it’s ripe by smelling it and checking for a fresh green crown
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. stems bears the flowers which ripen into a fruitlet
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. once they’ve been picked they do not ripen any further
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. contain vitamins A, B1, B2 and C
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. . digest protein (flesh help with gastrointestinal eating) and often problems and are thought to feature in weight loss be anti-inflammatory diets
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Sex on the Beach Popsicles - Bakers Royale
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Partaay! 1. Paper garland 7.50 € Design3000 2. Toppers PostBox Party £6.50 Not on the Hight Street 3. Ice trays Sunnylife £12 Amazon 4. and 5. Paper plates and cups 2.99 each set Ginger Ray at Not on the High Street 6. Malibu £1.90 Waitrose 7. Retro drinks holder £8.95 Graham & Green 8. Decorative paper pineapple £7.90 Graham & Green 9. Emily Pineapple crisps £1.49 Ocado
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The Pina Colada Pina Colada Recipe 60ml pineapple juice 60ml white rum 60ml coconut cream Fresh pineapple chunks and ice Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend until a smooth consistency. Pour into a chilled glass. Garnish with a slice of pineapple, an umbrella and a few cherries. Voila!
Pineapple juice £1.60 Waitrose; Parasol decoration £1.79 for 20 Amazon; Bacardi £22 litre Waitrose Cellar; Cocktail glasses £18 John Lewis; Cocktail Print £14.99 Apple Mint Designs at Not on the High Street; Coconut Cream £1.19 Waitrose
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Pina Colada Cupcakes - Bakers Royale
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Pina Colada Popsicles - Drizzle & Dip
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A Most Glittering Career From humble beginnings in relative obscurity, talent spotted in the Caribbean and thrown into the bright spotlight of the world’s stage. A real celebrity before even we knew the meaning of the word. Worshipped by aristocracy, likened to God, revered by Kings, feted by Hollywood. Written about at length, photographed, drawn, painted and constantly in the newspaper: all handled like a true professional. Who? Why the pineapple, of course!
“None pleases my taste as do’s the pine” George Washington, 1751
Brought back by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Caribbean in 1493 to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, this unexpected fruity finding was assertively stamped with the Royal seal of approval. The King ‘preferred it to all others’, and, in declaring so, launched it’s industrious career. We can only ponder the awe and intrigue such a beautiful fruit would have had at the time. From it’s alien roots overseas in Guadeloupe, it was now bestowed with a Godly status and prestigious stature back home in the West. It caused such a stir throughout Europe that the race was on to produce a home grown version. There was great rivalry between countries as such victories were seen almost as a blessing from God. Alas, the Dutch, great rivals of the English, were to be the first that could provide a consistent and reliable product. By cultivating a fruit so ‘dazling to the Eye … one can never be tire’d with look
ing on it’, the Dutch had reigned supreme, much to indignation of the English. However, in about 1714, Henry Telende, gardener to Matthew Decker, established the first dependable method of growing them in England (even if he was a Dutchman!). By the mid 1720’s every self-respecting aristocrat aspired to owning a ‘pinery’. A frenzied fashion for pineapples was to engulf the country for more than 150 years, the home grown pineapple being the ultimate in status symbols. Costs, of course, were exorbitant. Incredibly hard and tiresome work was indispensable to keeping the hot houses hot and great expertise was required to run these ingenious operations successfully. At first, it was considered a waste to actually eat the fruits of one’s labour! Pineapples were often passed round from dinner table to dinner table until rotten. It was said a party wasn’t a party unless it had a pineapple adorning the banquet table. Image was paramount and these regal fruits provided the opportunity to show off one’s wealth, refinery and contacts. It was invaluable to the receipt of grace and favours, particularly in the political world. Anyone who was anyone grew pineapples. In this period, luxury was seen as a positive force, one for national prosperity, and the pineapple epitomized this, which, as a result, gave rise to new businesses that manufactured gardening accessories, to the upsurge in confectionery shops as well as the production of a slew of decorative items. Wedgewood incorporated the pineapple into some of his designs in the 1760’s to symbolize the empire. Pineapples started to be gifted as tangible representations of affection or respect, creating an illusion of hospitality, even if, in reality, these friendly new connotations now associated with the pineapple only served to justify and cover up an otherwise ostentatious display of wealth.
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Industrialisation came with the Victorians who embraced the pineapple with a passion. They built huge pineries in order to distance themselves from the increasingly moneyed middle classes. Unfortunately, with the very clamour for the pineapple came it’s demise. They became common! From the mid 19th Century they had to contend with imports, which, whilst of a lower quality to begin with, soon improved as the first refrigerated ships were introduced in 1881, allowing well preserved, delicious pineapples to travel long distance. The home grown pineapple could no longer compete. It’s glory days were over. In a further blow, James Drummond Dole arrived in Hawaii in 1899 having planted 75,000 pineapple plants over 61 acres. He was initially going to sell his fruits fresh but decided to open a cannery in 1902. In the first year he packed under 2,000 cases, but just 4 years later that figure was to swell to 125,000. Mass production had truly arrived. Huge profits ensued at the cost of the workforce who suffered with low wages and long hours, together with environmental destruction and pollution to land and water. To revive the original glory of the pineapple, marketing departments worked on selling ‘a piece of paradise’ available to all, not just the rich, but intelligently also capitalised on the pineapple’s royal heritage, to trounce the snobbery of any elitist housewives. Production has since moved from Hawaii to places such as the Philippines, Thailand and Costa Rica, the latter being the first country to rebel against pollution and bad working conditions, establishing the first organic and Fair Trade producers. Ordinarily, growers receive 4% of the cost of a pineapple, just 4p from a £1, with nature doing even worse, receiving nothing for it’s labour.
So, is it all over for the pineapple? From the adoration of kings, aristocracy and Hollywood, to being decapitated, stripped naked, chopped into chunks, thrown into a can and sold for pennies! You may be led to think so, yet to this day, the majestic pineapple has remained in our consciousness, being celebrated in modern design everywhere from fashion to furniture, from buildings to mugs and from kitchenware to fabrics, all evidenced by the myriad of gorgeous products found just for this magazine. Perhaps it is the pineapple’s divine proportions that mesmerize us, the mathematical perfection of it’s quilted rind that tempts us, it’s regal crown that fascinates us, or our taste for the exotic that holds us in it’s spell. One thing is for sure, there is no other like it, and it will, without doubt, continue to go down in history as the exquisite King of Fruits.
Front façade of pineapple folly, Dunmore House, Scotland
“This fruit, The King (Ferdinand) prefers it to all others” Peter Martyr, 1516
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Pumpkin Pineapple Cocktail - COOKIE + Kate
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Write on From left to right: Jewelled card by Anzu £4.50 Not on the High Street: Motif Notecards £5.50 Tartan and Zebra; Thank you cards $20 Brika; Wrapping paper $7.23 AUD Emma Kate; Post Cards Sonia Cavallini £10 at Iamfy; Notebook £6 Luna & Curious; Card £3.25 Katie Leamon; Merci cards £11 Meri Meri; Boxed Card Set $18 Leif Opposite page Mon Petit Journal Sonia Cavallini £10 at Iamfy
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Caramelized Pineapple & Chili Lassi - the GOUDA life
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Bagsy Mine 1. Wing It Tally Clutch £268 Kate Spade 2. Talitha clutch Fonfique £48 Wolf & Badger 3. Dalida clutch Fonfique £48 Wolf & Badger 4. Waxed Canvas and Leather Spongebag £85 Jessica Russell Flint 5. Orange leather clutch £65 And Mary 6 Yellow leather purse £50 And Mary 7. Pineapple Express pouch by Wonder Forest $19 Deny Designs 8. Aura make-up Pouch Fonfique £48 Wolf & Badger 9. Pina Washbag Rosa & Clara £30 Designers Makers
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Back to Zeo Wax Seal $20
Anne-Claire Petit crochet cushion €150 Smallable
Kate Spade Pineapple Tote
Pineapple Jelly Bean £21 kilo
Pineapple card £2 Paperchase
iPhone case Yeah Bunny £12.70 Etsy Kate Spade cross bodybag £315
iPhone case Kate Spade £40
Yellow Pineapple lamp £80 Oliver Bonas
Knitted tea cosy Ulster Weavers £20
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Riceananas Poster ÂŁ14.50 Noodoll
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Four Layered Pavlova with Pineapple Orange Curd and Dried Pineapple Flowers - Twigg Studio
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In The Kitchen 1. Menagerie Collection Mug £14.95 Repeat Repeat 2. Apron £24.95 Thornback & Peel 3. Planation Collection Mug £20 Bianca Hall 4. Chelsea Victoria coasters $15 Deny Designs 5. Pineapple design jug £36 SCP 6. Pineapple Rolling Pin Humble Elephant $36 Fab 7. Chopping Board $20 Totally Bamboo 8. Large Platter Kim Sera £90 Wolf & Badger 9. Birchwood Tray £38 Kith & Kin
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Pineapple Passionfruit Sorbet - Twigg Studios
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Fashion 1. Boxers £18.50 J Crew 2. Matthew Williamson playsuit £295 Net-a-Porter 3. Embroidered swimwear £400 Villebrequin 4. iPhone case £12 Topshop 5. Pineapple skateboard $179.95 Obfive 6. Silk Cocktail Scarf £35 Howkapow 7. Skinny Dip cross body bag £25 Selfridges 8. Sophia Webster sandals $450 Farfetch
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Hokkaido Milk Buns and Pineapple Custard Lady and Pups
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Dark Chocolate Detox Bites - the view from great island
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SweetieZesty Citrus Infusion Spice Way Pink Sugar Works Chocolate Pineapple Lollipops at Yumbles
Tropical Pineapple Creams Beech’s Fine Chocolates
Magic Wands Artisan du Chocolat
chocoMe Chocolate at Amazon
Penny’s Sweets Ocean Blue Candy
Chocolate dipped Pineapple Pieces Highland Chocolatier
Pineapple Snack Bar Pulsin
Fruit Jellies Hediard
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Yummies L to R Top Row: Ciroc pineapple vodka £41 Harvey Nichols; Chilli Drops £4.95 Big Barn; Carmes de Rieussec wine £19.95 Waddesdon; Coldpress Smoothie £3 Ocado; Pineapple2 £13.50 Plenish; Monin Syrup £7.50 Sous Chef; Bart de Siam sauce £1.89 Ocado; 55 Above Vodka £12.50 Yumbles; The Raw Fruity £17.99 Nosh; Viva detox £20.40
L to R: Organic pineapple pieces £2.59 Ocado; Frisky chutney £4.25 The Carved Angel; Spiced chutney £3.40 The Smokey Carter; Pineapple curd £2.95 Uncle Roy; Jam £6.09 Wilkin & Sons; Awani Jam £5.99 Selfridges; Luxury Preserve £6.50 The Chocolatier; Tea £3.49 Thompson’s; Pineapple snack 0.60p Kiddylicious Ocado; Pina Colada and Coconut Liquer Curd £4.45 The Cherry Tree; Urban Fruit pineapple £1 Waitrose
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Frozen Pineapple Daiquiri - Drizzle & Dip
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“It is right to call the pineapple the ‘King of Fruits’ because it is much the finest and best of all that are put upon the face of the Earth. It is for this reason that the King of Kings has placed a Crown upon the Head of it, which is an essential mark of it’s Royalty” Pierre Pomet
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Pineapple Parade “There is not a nobler fruit in the Universe” Jacob Bontius 1629
“Justly esteem’d for the Richness of its Flavour, as it Surpasses all the known Fruits in the World” Philip Miller 1731 In order of appearance: L to R: Pineapple votive £27.95 Culinary Concepts; White and gold pineapple decoration £39 Out There Interiors; Brass pineapple jar/ice bucket £475 Merchant Archive; Isadora Pineapple Centrepiece £6,500 William Yeoward Crystal; Decorative gold Pineapple £25 John Lewis; Pols Potten Pineapple £57 Amara Opposite page: Miami Edition The Pineapple Cocktail; Golden Pineapple £28 Rose & Grey; Golden Pineapple table £395 Graham & Green
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Thanks With Special Thanks To Jessica Russell Flint www.jessicarussellflint.com Recipe Images: Aimee Twigger - Twigg Studios www.twiggstudios.com Kate Taylor – Cookie and Kate www.cookieandkate.com Kelly Brisson - Gouda Life www.goudalife.ca Liz Harris - Floating Kitchen www.floatingkitchen.net Mandy Lee – Lady and Pups www.ladyandpups.com Naomi Robinson – Bakers Royale www.bakersroyale.com Sam Linsell – Drizzle & Dip www.drizzleanddip.com Sue Moran - The View From Great Island www.theviewfromgreatisland.com Thank you also to all those that provided samples and images Further reading: Pineapple: A Global History: Kaori O’Connor The Pineapple King of Fruits: Fran Bauman Bitter Fruit: The Truth About Supermarket Pineapple: Felicity Lawrence: The Guardian: October 2010 http://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/oct/02/truth-about-pineapple-production guardian.co.uk/video Credits Graphics: Edmund Marshall Lovsey Our goal is to help you discover the greatest food, kitchen and dining products, made by creative producers to help those makers thrive. We will also give you the heads up on where to find the best recipes, travel and ideas for entertaining!
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