Pomegranate?

December 8, 2006

Just bought a couple pomegranates at WalMart grocery. Have no idea how to eat this kooky, red, stony looking orange. The WMT display had a visual showing something about...slice off the top, dip it in boiling water, gut out the seeds and sap...and then...strain it? Sounds like a giant chore. Is this thing supposed to be good, can I eat the seeds, maybe dry em and grind em up?

December 8, 2006

Hi fun, crocodiles swallow huge animals .you have teeth and afraid to eat the seed. simply open the fruit with a knife and eat the small gem like portion along with seed. no need to boil. if you eat the bark of the fruit your digestion will improve.medicine for indigestion and poor enzyme conditions. R.Vidhyasagar. indiaJazziDJess wrote: Just bought a couple pomegranates at WalMart grocery. Have no

idea how to eat this kooky, red, stony looking orange. The WMT display had a visual showing something about...slice off the top, dip it in boiling water, gut out the seeds and sap...and then...strain it? Sounds like a giant chore. Is this thing supposed to be good, can I eat the seeds, maybe dry em and grind em up?

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December 8, 2006

Pomegranates are very high in antioxidants - a great food, and

unfortunately not available year 'round, but the juice is always

available. It's the seeds only that you eat. I've never heard of

putting it in boiling water though. Cut off the top, put it in water

and peel it underwater. Work the seeds out with your thumb. I think

that's because being underwater it helps to avoid pomegranate splashes

- they may stain. But try it - I always do it without water. Just

throw away everything except the seeds. Store the seeds in a covered

container in your refrig, and nibble on them when you need something

crunchy. You can also put them on salads. Here's a good site that

shows you how to prepare them, and recipes -

http://www.pomegranates.org/home.shtml

I've never tried drying them, I think you would just end up with dry

seeds. But if you do try it, let us know how it works!

Carol

, JazziDJess wrote:

>

> Just bought a couple pomegranates at WalMart grocery. Have no idea

how to eat

> this kooky, red, stony looking orange. The WMT display had a visual

showing

> something about...slice off the top, dip it in boiling water, gut

out the seeds

> and sap...and then...strain it? Sounds like a giant chore. Is this

thing

> supposed to be good, can I eat the seeds, maybe dry em and grind em up?

>

December 8, 2006

Pls just peel out the skin - dip in and eat ( Get your hands dirty - its worth it) seeds are soft if you wish you can eat them too. No need to boil it, just eat raw. This fruit has very high nutrition value, a glass of Pom juice in morning will provide very high energy level and builds up immune system too. Have funJazziDJess wrote: Just bought a couple pomegranates at WalMart grocery. Have

no idea how to eat this kooky, red, stony looking orange. The WMT display had a visual showing something about...slice off the top, dip it in boiling water, gut out the seeds and sap...and then...strain it? Sounds like a giant chore. Is this thing supposed to be good, can I eat the seeds, maybe dry em and grind em up? Best Regards Prakash

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December 8, 2006

Cut off the top, put it in water

and peel it underwater. Work the seeds out with your thumb. I think

that's because being underwater it helps to avoid pomegranate splashes

- they may stain. But try it - I always do it without water. Just

throw away everything except the seeds. Store the seeds in a covered

container in your refrig, and nibble on them when you need something

crunchy. You can also put them on salads.>>

Thanks for suggestions. I just took one, cut off the top with a sharp serrated knife, then cut it up and threw the seeds into a blender/chopper. I pulverized the seeds in just a half a minute, then I drank the pink mess. It was mildy sweet, and if it is good for me, I can stand to "drink" one pomegranate a day. One pomegranate made me about 4 or 5 ounces of "juiced" pink slurry. Nothing to write home about, but certainly not unpleasant for me to drink.

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December 8, 2006

Eating a pomegranate is easy. More difficult is to separate all the red seeds, which is what is eaten completely.

An easy way is to slice off as little as possible from the top or bottom, then from there, cut channels into the skin, say four, from the top to the bottom. Then, with your thumbs, pry a piece off, or one half. Then more, until you have all the sections you have cut. The sections will be irregular, with lots of clumps of seeds, and white membranes. The red juice may stain; be careful. Next step is to break off and collect the loose red seeds in a container, and the white membranes and hard outer skin in another, discarding them when you are finished. Eating the complete red seeds while you work might be motivating: they are so tasty that the trick is to not eat them all as you go!

Heating the fruit will lessen its nutrition. If you are willing to lose part of its value, perhaps you could try boring a small hole into any side and squeezing out the juice. You might want to prepare by tearing up a telephone directory first, as you need strong hands! Good luck,