Pomegranate Goodness!

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Ever since I read the Greek myth

about Persephone, kidnapped by

Hades and forced to live in the Underworld for a few months every year because she ate a few pomegranate seeds, I've been fascinated by the pomegranate.

A few years ago, my neighbors

needed to cut down their

pomegranate tree to make

room for a shed. Well, that

tap root sprouted up some little

shoots, and I decided to try

and replant them in my yard.

Well, those shoots are

now six feet tall and this year, we harvested our first crop of pomegranates.

Yay! I am always fascinated by watching things bloom and grow.

At right, Annie and Otto help

harvest our pomegranates.

Yeah, they think they're balls

for throwing. Silly dogs!

Now, I've seen the seeds used

on salads and yogurts, but

I've also seen bottle of it at

the grocery store. So, I decided since we had over 30 of them, that I wanted to juice them and see how many pomegranates it takes to make an 8 oz glass of juice.

The health benefits of the

pomegranate are almost

too numerous to mention,

but to state just a few:

*Rich in antioxidants

*Helps stop blood clots

*Reduces risk of breast

cancer

*Prevents/slows

prostate cancer

How to make

pomegranate juice:

Cut pomegranate in half.

Using a hand citrus juicer,

squeeze and press

the pomegranate in a

circular motion until no

more juice is released

(I cheated - mine is

motorized).

Repeat with other half

of pomegranate.

Line a colander with

cheesecloth. Strain pomegranate

juice through cheesecloth.

Use juice to drink by

adding sugar (I used agave

nectar) to taste.

Store in the refrigerator

for up to 3 days.

Tip: When picking

pomegranates, choose

ones that are heavy.

They should contain

the most juice.

It took three small to medium

sized pomegranates to make this

6 oz glass of juice. I'm going to juice the rest and freeze it into an ice cube tray.

I think it'll add a nice vitamin boost to our daily glass of juice. And then, I have this idea for a chocolate-pomegranate cupcake, but that's for another post...

Cheers,

Jenn

www.jennmckinlay.com

Jenn McKinlay ~Sprinkle With Murder ~ Buttercream Bump Off
also writing as:Lucy Lawrence ~ Stuck on Murder ~

~Cut to the Corpse~Sealed with a Kill