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November 6, 2005

Pomegranates

I've recently gotten hooked on Pomegranates. We had them at a friend's house a couple weeks ago and I've bought them about five times since. We had a dinner party Friday night and I put the pretty red seeds in a martini glass. Yum.

If you look here they have some easy instructions on peeling poms, if you need a visual. But basically you cut off the crown and then cut it into sections by scoring down the sides of the pom. Then you put the sections in a bowl of water and remove the red things with your fingers. Strain and eat. (Yes you eat the seeds, the red things - all of it.)

It is kind of a confusing food to eat at first, but well worth the work. Personally I like a good spoonful of them all at once rather than one at a time like my son does it. But to each their own.

Selecting a pomegranate? Look for one with a shiny, taught skin that has some weight. The skin should not be broken. Enjoy!!