Pineapples

If you're like me the thought of fresh pineapple is just pure excitement! Juicy, gooey, yellow, sticky, tart, tangy, sweet, pure freshness and goodness... I buy a fresh pineapple about once every other month and the exact same thing happens every other month. I look at it, admire it, and let it sit for weeks because I don't want to deal with the hassle of having to cut off the hard, sharp, dinosaur like skin. I watch the pineapple go from a greenish color, to a yellow green, to lime yellow, to yellow yellow, to brownish yellow, to brownish with white rotting spots... I let my beautiful pineapples spoil because I just can't deal with the thought of having to take the nasty peel and skin off... By the time I finally do get around to cutting the rind off, the pineapple is almost pure juice....the pineapple screams at me...."Why didn't you take advantage of me sooner? Last Tuesday I was perfect for you, and now...I'm all rotten and gross!" I'm always feeling guilty about pineapples...