Re: Ripeness in Pomegranates (was Cucumbers in hills?)

K1MIZE@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 12/4/99 5:42:20 PM EST, Gemcopley@cs.com writes:
> 
> << Could someone please tell me how you know when a pomegranate is ripe.  the
>  ones I squeeze in the shops are all bullet hard? >>
> 
> Pomegranates don't soften when ripe.  The best way to tell is color, a nice
> deep red indicating maturity.  Most pomegranates you find in stores have been
> picked somewhat underripe, because they have a tendency to split if left on
> the tree.  However, they do sweeten up more if left on the tree.
> 
Kurt 
Many thanks for this information. Our local area is a bit cool to grow
these successfully, but suddenly (I think for the first time) some have
appeared in our local supermarket - and they are certainly not a nice
rich red - largely greenish I should say.

I would like to try one again (I remember once having been given one as
a small child in Africa), but I think I will bide a while.

Moira
-- 
Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand. (on the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
Lat. 41:16S Long. 174:58E. Climate: Mediterranean/Temperate
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