Winter Wonder

Pomegranate is a beautiful winter fruit for home and parties.  Not only are they delicious, they are SO good for you!!   https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318385.php

This link tells about the antioxidants, killing of prostate cancer cells, anti viral, digestion, protection against Alzheimer’s, just to name a few.

An easy way to pick a good pomegranate in the store is to look for flattened sides vs a fully round fruit and typically to go with a rich red outer color.  You can often buy the seeds in a container but choice carefully as these containers tend to go badly quickly.  A Tupperware of seeds that you plucked yourself will stay happy in your fridge for about 4-5 days.

Once it’s home, wash, cut in half put the 1/2 in a medium mixing bowl of water and invert the fruit by pushing on the lighter meaty spaces in between the fruit.  Large pods of seeds will invert out and then you are just plucking them out.  The benefit to a bowl of water is that the bright red juice won’t spray onto you and the seeds sink while the white pieces float – so it is fairly easy to drain and just get the mouth watering seeds.  They are wonderful as a topping, in handfuls (more effective than coffee at waking me up in the afternoon!) and amazing good with a few dark chocolate chips!

So try this beautiful winter fruit out and stay healthy this season.