Heck if I know….just kidding!

Truthfully, I do not know a ton about pomegranates. I do know that most of us are probably more familiar with pomegranate juice. Pomegranates originated from the Middle East but are grown in the sunny state of California too. The are full of little sacks of tart juice with a seed in the center, that you can add to yogurt or cereal. I have even seen them added to cookies.

They are full of antioxidants along with vitamins and minerals. After my Kale Catastrophe, I decided maybe to switch to fruits that are really good for you instead of vegetables for the time being.

If you read my earlier post, you seen I just bought 6 ponegranates. With add matching and coupons I only paid .09 cents apiece for them.

NOW WHAT?

How do I eat this strange fruit that is covered in a skin that reminds me of a smooth husk?

I don’t know.

I had to get some directions.

The little pamphlet that I picked up said to wash off the pamegranate and cut off the end.

After you cut the end off of the fruit, you cut it into quaters where the grain is and pull each part of the fruit apart.

You can see all the little seed juice sacks.

Over a bowl of water, you start plucking the little juice sacks out and putting them in the water. The unedible husk pieces will float to the top so you can scoop them out.

Here is a picute of the undedible parts you skim out of the water. Here is a picture of the mess I made.

When I got done picking out all the floating pieces you cannot eat, I drained the water off and rinsed the fruit sacks off.

This is what I had left over.

Little sweet tarts of juice with a seed in the middle.

Wonder what happens to the seeds after you eat them?

Who wants to have the first bite?

Becky