TAPICHE

I generally try to use ALL of the fruit/veg and not throw anything away. I don't peel carrots all the time (wash, chop, cook) and rarely peel potatoes (the peel is the best part! fiber and taste!). But, seeing this recipe, i wasn't sure.>>>>>>>I'm not a big fan of pineapple, sadly (they are abundant and cheap here in Costa Rica) but Hubster is. It is, in fact, one of the few fruit/veg that he will happily eat and he does nearly daily (his green-juice smoothies after the gym and/or chunks for snacks). So, we have a ready supply of ingredient for this recipe.>>>>>>>It has been "maturing" (pickling? molding? stewing? fermenting!!) on our counter for three days and i will be straining, bottling, and chilling it today for him to try after the gym.>>>>>>>I really, really hope that he loves this as it is super duper easy and uses "trash". Literally.>>>>>>>TAPICHE>>>>>>>4 C water + 1/2 C brown sugar .......boil water and pour over sugar, stir to mix.......peel and core from chopped pineapple (see? i told you that it's made from garbage!)......put all together, cover bowl with dry towel and set on counter to "age" (ferment!).......after a day or two (or three...), when the mixture is really fragrant and small bubbles of white foam are on the top of the mixture, strain out the solids (keep the fluid!!!).......chill the fluid and drink (add water/sugar to taste)......it's like a pineapple Kombucha......and, if you love pineapple as much as Hubster does, easy to make and have in fridge forever as he chops a pineapple just about every 5-7 days........