Pommegrannies, Most Yet

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  1. Frank Sanoica

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    Our little tree, now 5 years old, after bleakly going totally dormant over winter, has at least 100 fruits! Last year, the birds partook of many, as I was lax in picking them. Many voices have contributed to recommending how to tell it's time to pick! They surely are picturesque looking little fruits!

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    Wind was shaking the tree vigorously, blurred, but still nice.'
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    Pretty! Will you make pomegranate juice? It's supposed to have many health benefits.
     
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    I certainly will, if I can beat the birds to them! We bought some netting to put over it.......time to do so soon.

    I have made pomegranate wine in the past: delicious, but requires many fruit.
    Frank
     
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    The pomegranates that I have tasted have been very tart. I wonder if the wine has a tartness?
     
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    We both prefer heavy, sweet wines over those which to me come close to vinegar in taste! The degree of sweet or tart is carefully manipulated via sugar content, such that generalization regarding fruit type and tartness, for example, is actually a rather moot point.
    Frank
     
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    I love the pomegranate fruit but not the juice... trouble is I can't be faffed with the de-seeding!!
     
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    Deseeding?? Haha, I just eat them, all encased in that gelatinous fruit.
     
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    The seeds are also said to be high in the same antioxidants as the pulp, though they don't taste very great. Some folks grind them both together. Regarding level of antioxidants, Pomegranates rank right up there with Blueberries.
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    "Faffed"?

    Frank
     
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    verb
    [no object]British
    informal
    Spend time in ineffectual activity.

    ‘we can't faff around forever’

    noun
    British
    informal
    A great deal of ineffectual activity.

    ‘there was the usual faff of getting back to the plane’
     
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    yukkk..... !! I don't like that flesh
     
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    I do a lot of that. I'm glad to learn that there is a word for it. :D
     
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    LOL! So you don't like the juice, the seeds, nor the flesh... I guess you just don't care for pomegranates!! :D
     
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