stackyFACTSIn Georgian England, nothing screamed 'I have old money' quite like hauling a spiky tropical fruit to a high-society dinner party.
In Georgian England, nothing screamed 'I have old money' quite like hauling a spiky tropical fruit to a high-society dinner party. Because growing a pineapple in a miserable British climate was an outrageously expensive horticultural nightmare, they became the ultimate luxury item. People who couldn't afford to buy them would simply rent a pineapple for the night to flex on their impoverished peers without actually eating it.
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