What do you think about when you sip pineapple juice?  The islands where the winds rustle the palm leaves and the waves of the ocean lap the shore?  After a long winter, this sounds great.  But pineapple is more than the tropics; it is a great source of bromelaid, an enzyme which helps digestion.   Several varieties of pineapple are grown in Hawaii, Taiwan, Philippines, Mexico, and Central America.  There are the smooth cayenne pineapples in Mexico and South America.  In Cuba and Puerto Rico they produce the red Spanish variety.  The pineapple is a native of Latin America, but didn't reach flavor peak until it was planted in Hawaii, which has the ideal climate and soil.  A good pineapple should smell sweet - especially on the bottom.    Drinking pineapple juice 30 minutes after eating meat or eggs helps the digestion as the bromelaid breaks down the amino acids.  Pineapple juice is also used for laryngitis; sip throughout the day.   __________________________________     Genesis 1:29 "Look, I have given you the seed bearing plants throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for you food."   ________________________________       Rose