Maximizing the Leftovers this Lockdown (1) by Gena Lavish

Pineapple peel tea

So lockdown has me very low on supplies lately. No regular supply especially, of my fav drink: the pineapple peel tea.

Then I got gifted a giant Queen Pineapple on Monday. 💃💃💃💃 was a miracle moment even!

(I “hoarded” it for 2 days before I summoned the courage to sink my knife in!)

First thing Wednesday morning I made my pineapple peel tea.
Instead of discarding the ingredients as I would usually do, I thought to infuse again and keep for use the next morning. 

So I boiled hot water, poured over the pan, and covered it to infuse.

The next morning I reheated the brew, poured out a cup and sipped. Behold the taste was even richer than what I had derived the previous morning!

So I dared to do same again.

The picture above is that of this morning. The third brew. The taste is slightly lighter than yesterday’s, but sweet and refreshing nonetheless.

I dared to infuse yet again, for a fourth brew. 😜
Talk about wringing water out of a rock. Well it remains to be seen, or tasted, the level of my progress. But I’m optimistic. Nature is full of surprises.

I’ll tell us the outcome tomorrow.

So do not be quick to dispose your leftovers this period of scarce supply. A lot can be derived out of naught.

Find my pineapple recipe in the comments.

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