tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post3895876293547751633..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Pineapple Prices.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-50376480935135920412011-06-21T06:09:15.941+10:002011-06-21T06:09:15.941+10:00Maureen - I am going to take you up on that offer ...Maureen - I am going to take you up on that offer one day. I come up to Caloundra fairly often, where are you? Email me at theoldfoodie@fastmail.fm. <br />It would be nice to meet face to face.<br />JanetThe Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-70753906573972522172011-06-21T06:03:59.039+10:002011-06-21T06:03:59.039+10:00Pete - I love Jane Austen, but had no recollection...Pete - I love Jane Austen, but had no recollection of this mention. I am off to re-read Northanger Abbey right now!The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-36497849425873205462011-06-18T08:25:44.704+10:002011-06-18T08:25:44.704+10:00There's an interesting reference to pineapple ...There's an interesting reference to pineapple cultivation in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, where the General "laments" that his "pinery" yielded only one hundred in the year past. Presumably, this was cultivation under glass, since the mention occurs quite close to his enquiries after her friend's management of his "succession houses". Don't hit me if my quotations aren't exact -- I'm doing this from memory and it's been over a year since I read Northanger Abbey.Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-50508445024309200962011-06-17T18:29:09.661+10:002011-06-17T18:29:09.661+10:00I too have gone from buying bananas to pineapples ...I too have gone from buying bananas to pineapples from the fantastic farmers markets we have up on the Sunshine Coast. If you're ever up in this area I'd love to shout a coffee!Maureenhttp://www.orgasmicchef.comnoreply@blogger.com