Soap And Pineapple On My Mind

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Philippines
November 21, 2016 2:27am CST
I've been looking at blogs, pictures and videos of an easy pineapple cake recipe using just a box of angle food cake mix and a can of crushed pineapples. I've also looked up how to melt and make a new bar of soap from small leftover pieces. Where do you use canned pineapples? How do you recycle bits of bath soap?
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@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
21 Nov 16
Those small leftover bits of bath soaps drive me crazy... Others in my household just open a new one as soon as the used one is like less than half its original size... I'm the only one who keeps using it till the end, so it's like I never know how it feels to use a brand new bar of soap... And I know you meant angel food cake mix...
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• Philippines
21 Nov 16
maybe because your menfolk all have big hands so the soap slips out? hehe. you're right, i mistyped it as angle. so, would you try baking it, too?
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@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
21 Nov 16
@hereandthere Baking what, the soap or the pineapple? The soap sounds like a nice idea, but I'll pass and just use them until I can't stand them anymore then chuck it in the bin. The pineapple sounds easy enough, so I might just try it one day.
• Philippines
21 Nov 16
@sishy7 i'm more inclined to try the pineapple cake. i've also seen instructions how to make soap bits into liquid soap.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
21 Nov 16
I like your simple plan for cake mix and pineapple fast and easy. I make pineapple muffins. I like making new soap bars, as don't like to throw anything away.
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
21 Nov 16
@hereandthere yes that is how I was shown the first time. It does take time and now my college age daughter has taken over the soap making.
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• Philippines
21 Nov 16
it was amazing to see blogs, pictures and videos of how to make the 2-ingredient pineapple cake. i might use muffin pans or loaf pans when i finally decide to make it. do you melt your soap in a pan on the stove?
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@much2say (53942)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Nov 16
I try to buy fresh pineapples, but it is a hit or miss for it to be a good one. So when I absolutely need it to be good, I use the canned. I don't buy it a lot, but I have used it in a fruit salad, or for skewering with meat for shish kabobs. Bath soap - we only have bar soap at the bathroom sink - and that's only if anyone wants to use it - we all use the liquid soaps. So a bar of soap will last a long, long time that we don't even get to the point of a small bit .
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@Tina30219 (81549)
• Onaway, Michigan
23 Nov 16
I have never recycled my bath soap. I would not mind doing it for my boyfriend I use body wash.
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@Tina30219 (81549)
• Onaway, Michigan
23 Nov 16
@Gita17112016 I love body wash.
• Philippines
23 Nov 16
i remember a body wash years ago called body and bounce because you can use it on your hair, too.
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• Trinidad And Tobago
23 Nov 16
@hereandthere I have switch to using a body wash now.
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@JudyEv (326432)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Nov 16
I am hungry at the moment and pineapple cake sounds so nice. I make an ice-cream topping using crushed pineapple, mandarin segments and a spoonful of marmalade. You drain the mandarin segments then thicken the mixture with cornflour.
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• Philippines
21 Nov 16
the blogs and videos make non-bakers like me want to try it because it's so simple and easy. so you put cornstarch in the mandarin juice to thicken it first, then add the crushed pineapple, mandarin segments and spoonful of marmalade?
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@JudyEv (326432)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Nov 16
@hereandthere Yes, that's it. The mandarins and pineapple are small cans. Drain the mandarins, stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons of cornstarch then add pineapple, 2 tablespoons of marmalade and 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger. Bring to the boil and stir till thickened then add mandarin segments.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
21 Nov 16
Its not the season of pineapple so I think the most convenient to provide the pineapple are the one in can. About bath soap, I don't know how to do it, but what I do is to water them in the plants.
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• Philippines
21 Nov 16
the recipe uses canned pineapple. you water your plants with soapy water?
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• Philippines
21 Nov 16
@ilocosboy really? how does soapy water benefit plants?
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
21 Nov 16
@hereandthere yes and its good for the plants.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
25 Nov 16
I use canned pineapple mostly in cooking chicken dishes such as adobo and pininyahang manok. The tiny bits of soap, I use them in washing my panties.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
26 Nov 16
@hereandthere Yes, pineapple's sweet, sour taste enhances the taste of the dish
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• Philippines
26 Nov 16
we put the soap bits in a net bag for washing rags. mmm, pineapple in adobo sounds good, just like acelawrites' pineapple in chicken curry.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
21 Nov 16
I eat only fresh fruit and avoid canned. I never recycle bath soap. I am not much help!
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• Philippines
22 Nov 16
that's okay. yes, i do remember your health improved eating raw. we always have fresh fruit, it's me who's lazy to eat it.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Nov 16
My mother-in-law always would put in a small container all the small left-overs of the soaps and it has been there for years already . They're actually begining to darken .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Nov 16
@hereandthere Oh that's a nice idea indeed . I will tell my MIL to do that with those left-over soaps and put it in the laundry area for the laundrywoman to use for washing the rags .
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• Philippines
21 Nov 16
so why collect them but not do anything about them? we put them in a net bag for washing rags.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
22 Nov 16
I seldom use canned pineapples .. but when I do, I add it to my meat marinades .. And I've never recycled soaps .. .. I throw out those bits .. but that's a great idea to collect them and make new bars of soaps ..
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• Philippines
22 Nov 16
when you marinade meat in pineapples, is it for grilling?
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• Philippines
22 Nov 16
@epiffanie you can make a pouch to put the soap chips in and use it as a loofah so it's pineapple plus soy sauce, garlic and peppercorns?
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
22 Nov 16
@hereandthere mostly for barbeque or making adobo ;) ..
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
22 Nov 16
I sometimes use it for cooking chicken curry; or as a dessert itself; for bath soap, I stick (press) the small pieces together; when dried up, they form a bigger soap which can be used as handsoap.
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• Philippines
22 Nov 16
pineapple in chicken curry sounds good! my father used to do that with the small pieces of soap so it ends up multicolored.
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@Dextoi (1845)
• Philippines
21 Nov 16
I thought you had Soap Pen and Pineapple Pen... To answer your questions, I use canned pineapples in salads and its juice as meat marinade... I don't recycle bits of soap. When they're too thin for me, I get a new one. However, I've seen my family combine small bits of soap...
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• Philippines
21 Nov 16
how long do you marinade it in pineapple? what else do you add? my father had the patience combine them over the bathroom sink.
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@Dextoi (1845)
• Philippines
22 Nov 16
@hereandthere You can marinate meat in them overnight. It really helps make the meat tender and sweet. ;) Here's a tip: If you want ham this Christmas (that is, if you eat pork), buy a decent cut and marinate it for less than a week in a freezer... :)
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• Philippines
22 Nov 16
@Dextoi an easy and cheap way to make homemade christmas ham! then you bake it?
@MsPinkU (573)
• Philippines
22 Nov 16
Hehehehe @hereandthere I don't recycle my soap bath, if they are thin I will just throw them away. Sometimes I am guilty of doing so but I am lazy to recycle them. Pineapples? I used them on food. Pata Tim, I love it with pineapples.
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• Philippines
22 Nov 16
you can put them in a net bag to wash rags. is pata tim pork legs with banana blossoms? i didn't know you could add pineapples to it.
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@MsPinkU (573)
• Philippines
22 Nov 16
@hereandthere yes, that's the one. You can add, try it next time. You can also add mushroom.
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• Trinidad And Tobago
23 Nov 16
I don't have the skill set for either of these things. Certainly, I like anything with pineapples, but not to attempt a cake. The soap ends I throw away. Too much trouble to try and recycle it. Sorry, as much as I like to develop my skills, I do like the comforts of my supermarket too.
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@skysnap (20154)
21 Nov 16
Never tried making one myself.
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@LadyDuck (459742)
• Switzerland
21 Nov 16
I grill the canned pineapple slices and serve them with baked ham. For what concern soap leftover, I chop the pieces. I melt the pieces in hot water and stir until melted. Then I pour the melted soap in molds, I cover with plastic wrap and I let them dry 24 hours. So you have new soaps from old leftovers.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Nov 16
I dont actually, I bake canned pineapple now and then, but we use liquid soaps not bar
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• United States
21 Nov 16
there's many simple recipes to be found, aint there? yepperz, ya can melt the soap down, pour 'nto whate'er container ya got'n let cool. 's fer the pineapples? i fear i cannot partake'n that joy any longer.
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@just4him (307744)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Nov 16
Mostly I just eat the pineapple out of the can. I don't recycle soap bits, I throw them out.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
23 Nov 16
That sounds easy and delicious.
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