HEB pineapples on sale

[SneakyPhil]

Sorry about that.

-1 gallon jar
-1 pineapple cut up into chunks (leave skin on).
- 1 8oz block of piloncillo(Mexican cane sugar)
-1 cinnamon stick
-1 chilli

Put everything in the jar. Take a muddler and smash it a little bit. Then pour in some water and shake the jar to dissolve the sugar. After that fill up the jar with water. Wait 2-3 days then start tasting it. I don't like to let mine sit passed 4days.

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What are you tasting for? In other words is that how you know it's ready? What do you do with it when it's ready (aside from drink it)?

[Jason85]

What are you tasting for? In other words is that how you know it's ready? What do you do with it when it's ready (aside from drink it)?

After about 2-days the pineapples will start to ferment causing it turn fizzy. You should taste sweetness from the pineapple, a little spice from the cinnamon and chili. It has a lot of probiotics from the natural yeast/bacteria on the skin. It's ready when it's to your liking. Some people like to let it sit for up to a week. For me that's to long and it begins to start tasting like cheap hooch. Most people just drink for the probiotics and it tastes good.

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[locolobo]

Sorry for not keeping up with this thread. These threads go so fast It got lost.
As said, I have a 9 tray Excalibur dehydrator and can out several P'apples on @ A time,
I use a mandolin set on the thickest cut which makes them about 1/4" thick. Put them on the trays as close together as possible without touching. Temp @ 150 and it takes at least 12 hours. May need more time due to lots of things, humidity is one. They do not come out dry but I at least like them dry enough to not be sticky. More like a fruit leather.
I do not put sugar on them as I like the somewhat tart natural flavor. For variation I
will dust with some cinnamon. Other spices may be useful too. I grow mint at times and have had thoughts of drying and grinding some mint leaves and trying that but have not done so yet.
Hope this helps!