Re: Pomegranates

In a message dated 11/21/99 6:29:17 PM EST, susan_c_george@hotmail.com writes:

<< how do you use your pomegranates? - I grew up with a tree and as a child 
 thought that the fruits were wonderful to look at - the seeds look like 
 jewels - but we never actually did anything with them - and in fact ours 
 tasted a bit bitter from memory?  Are some trees better than others - are 
 there cultivars? >>

I have the popular variety "Wonderful."  It has large, crimson fruits and is 
very productive.  My children like me to shell the juicy red seeds into a 
bowl so they can eat them with a spoon.  It's kind of a bother, but worth it. 
 The multi-faceted, transparent seeds are beautiful, resembling so many 
garnets or rubies.  The flavor is sweet-tart, something like cranberry juice 
cocktail.  Many people make jelly with them, but I'm not a big jelly eater, 
so I've never tried.  The recent rains in northern California have caused 
many of the fruits on my tree to split open.  This makes them easier to 
process, but they have to be used relatively quickly, or they begin to mold 
and mildew.  They also make great hand grenades for those mock-battles of 
which boys are so fond.

Kurt Mize
Stockton, California
USDA Zone 9
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