Teleportation Pineapple Smoothie

The idea of teleportation, moving from one place to another without moving through physical space, was first mention in fiction in the 1930s.  Since then, many authors and screenwriters have incorporated elements of teleportation into their work. 

Most familiar is probably the transporter room technology of Star Trek in which people stand in a designated area and then are dematerialized into energy matter and reassembled at the destination location.  Author Stephen King has written a couple of short stories using the idea of bending physical space to travel faster.  The Twilight Zone television series also used the concept of magical ports that, when passed through, would transport people to other worlds. 

Today's recipe is very simple to make but has almost the same effect as being teleported to the beach.  Making any kind of drink and drinking it from a pineapple gives you the feeling of enjoying vacation in a tropical setting.

Ingredients

• 1 whole pineapple (small to medium)
• 1/2C crushed pineapple (extracted from the whole pineapple)
• 6-8 whole strawberries, frozen
• 1 ripe banana
• 1C milk
• 1T sugar

Directions

1. Cut the top off the pineapple and set aside.
2. Hollow out the pineapple taking care not to puncture the sides or the bottom (don't want a leaky cup).
3. Take the flesh was was removed and cut away the core.  
4. Combine the strawberries, banana, and 1/2C of pineapple to the blender.
5. Add milk and sugar.
6. Blend until smooth and pour into the pineapple.
7. Add straw and drink umbrella.