Tuesday, 6 March 2012

pomegranate wonderful..

'oh you are a wonderful thing..you've lived up to your name..only two years old and you're planted in a northerly position exposed to the hottest, driest and windiest weather in summer but this year you've produced your first crop ever of eleven pomegranates'..

'pomegranate wonderful'..punica granatum

'your fruit looks so lovely hanging on the tree like decorative and festive orbs that, on the one hand, i don't really want to pick you..but i'm also tempted to taste those secreted ruby jewels teasingly hidden among your white parchment like folds'..



i decide to tear one open and i find the palest pink facetted seeds that taste a little tart but that are deliciously juicy..they need another month to be fully ripe i think..but i will not waste these gems because i will use the juice in a salad dressing..


go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate
if you are interested in reading about the
pomegranates rich and fascinating
cultural and symbolic history



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7 comments:

  1. Eri7 March 2012 at 12:29

    I love pomegranates, back in home I have 4 trees, they are amazing!

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    1. teawithhazel7 March 2012 at 12:42

      lucky you eri..they've been a bit of a neglected fruit here in australia until fairly recently..i really had to search hard to find this tree a couple of years ago..now my local nursery has a whole lot of them..

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  2. Shaheen8 March 2012 at 07:13

    Oh how lucky of you to have your own tree. What a beautiful fruit. I haven't eaten one in a long while, now your teasing me with its freshness and burst of colours.

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    1. teawithhazel8 March 2012 at 12:45

      thanks shaheen..i do feel very lucky to have a pomegranate tree..especially one that seems to be very happy where it's planted..

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  3. cityhippyfarmgirl8 March 2012 at 23:02

    oh jane how wonderful to have your own tree. I've never known anyone to grow their own, I hardly even see them for sale... although I did just recently and was thinking of things to make with them.

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    1. teawithhazel10 March 2012 at 13:03

      i'm pretty excited to be growing my own pomegranate brydie..the microclimate in my garden seems to suit it really well..and i'm really looking forward to using them in cooking and making juice for drinks etc..

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