Farmhouse Chatter — welcome symbol
Why is the pineapple used as a Welcome Symbol?
pineapples welcome symbol
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Quite often, the pineapple fruit came to the Colonist’s table by way of the seafaring family member, having encountered it in a tropical area of their travels.
As early as the late 1600’s, the fruit was regarded as a ‘welcome’ symbol