Oh pomegranates, how I love them so. Their appearance, their garnet little tarty gems of goodness, the trying annoyance and pruning hands of shelling them under a pot of cold water which is well worth the bounty. They're a definition of slow food and love of food.Still, I didn't quite realize my addiction and just how bad it was. You see I find myself easily addicted to things. It's just how my brain is wired, and as such I have to be careful about anything I find fun or pleasure in as I can easily get carried away with repetitive use. Things like baklava, thin mints, cheez-its, and good tequila, I try not to keep around the house as I will become their gustatory apocalypse. My roommate, Danielle, makes brownies? I'm the harbinger of their doom, and am more than willing to take the vengeful consequences from her afterward for the deed. However, with poms? Their short season encourages gluttony.
Elise, provided me with 8 full size poms, enough to last me a week or so. I went home, I thew them underwater. I peeled and pulled and gleaned every little shimmery carbuncle from the husk. Thirty minutes I ended up with about 6 cups of pomegranate seeds.Eight hours later, however, the bowl was empty. I felt zero guilt, only remorse that I didn't have any more. =(
I'm the same exact way with pomegranates! In fact, I'm excited to try this recipe I found a few days ago for pomegranate frozen yogurt: http://cafefernando.com/pomegranate-frozen-yogurt
ReplyDeleteWait, uh...put them under water? In my family we just rip 'em open. We have a pomegranate problem in that it's often a MESS.
ReplyDeleteDo enlighten me on this pomegranate custom I was not aware of!
Tea Party - Fill a pot of water and crack them open under that. No splatter, no mess.
ReplyDeletehow to open a pom....slice a line around the middle just thru the skin, twist it in half, put the open side in the palm of your hand, whack the rounded side with a heavy spoon. all the little gems should just fall right out.
ReplyDeleteIf you crack them open, and leave them in there for 15 minutes before picking them apart the little jewels come out a lot easier.
ReplyDeleteGordon bennet, I'm glad you didnt get a tummyache. I've got a big bagful to try stuff with tomorrow...
ReplyDeleteHere on the east coast, we feel the same way about sour cherries. Oh, how amazingly short THAT season is as well...
ReplyDeleteBut yes, we lust for poms as well...
I always have to wear a ratty old t-shirt when cracking open poms. Thanks everyone for the tips on how to open them up!
ReplyDeleteAnd there is nothing wrong with a pomegranate addiction!!!! I've had one for 15 years!
ReplyDeleteomg, you ate all those poms in one day? Come over and get some more, half of them have burst open on the tree.
ReplyDeleteAs for cracking them open under water, useful tip if you don't want to get them splattering all over you. We process so many that we don't bother with the water, just wear a t-shirt we don't care about.