Comments on: Pomegranates At Leila’s Shop

By: Eric Forward

Eric Forward — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 05:12:08 +0000

What a lovely story. Interesting and perhaps useful insight into how to eat a pomegranate, but more touching that the fruit evokes memories of your Dad. Made me think of my Mum & Dad too. The dead don’t die, as long as we remember them.

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:00:02 +0000

When I was a child growing up in Devon (in the seventies), pomegranates would appear at this time of year and we used to eat them with a pin. It is a singularly unsatisfying method of consumption! I tried your method of eating the fruit last year and it is SO much better, apart from the fact that my pomegranate was so juicy that my kitchen looked like a charnel house afterwards. I’m very impressed by your spotless linen but will be keeping mine safely in the cupboard this weekend when I eat another one.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:48:00 +0000

Like others who have commented, I remember you could buy pomegranates in Birmingham back in the 50’s, my mother used to buy us one sometimes – eaten with a pin of course!

By: Isabel

Isabel — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 02:33:22 +0000

I do love your stories – this was a special one. The memories of your father saying to eat pomegranates with a pin, delightful. So many appreciative comments. Love the one that the tree might grow out of your … Also the two up the tree with Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and being interrupted by the planes 🙁

By: Judith Haxton

Judith Haxton — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 17:59:01 +0000

Memories of my English mother….. pomegranates eaten with a pin. Thank you !!!
Judy

By: Pamela Traves

Pamela Traves — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 17:43:18 +0000

Such Lovely Pomegranates, they are So Yummy!! Hers look the best I’VE SEEN!!!!??????????

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 17:38:42 +0000

Thank you for your pictorial step by step Pomegranate Ritual.
Will try it instead of buying a punnet of ready to go pips to eat by the spoonful.

l too enjoy the red ones on display and am proud of my water colour of a cut, open fruit revealing its ‘jewels.’

Best is Gary’s hilarious use of the pips – but l’d thought only Irish Nannas had such scary warnings of consuming seeds.

By: froukje

froukje — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:56:01 +0000

Pomegranates are plentiful this time of year in Southern California. Besides eating them plain I make a liquor from them with a recipe found in the December 2017 issue of Country Living. Delicious and well worth the effort. And like the writer, I always display a couple on my mantel shelf.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:45:31 +0000

Like Glenda, I too lived in Essex, Loughton to be exact and my mum used to buy them at the greengrocer in Debden Broadway. I am 71 and we always had Pomegranates at Christmas they are not such an unusual fruit for the small greengrocer to have on the shelves at this time of year. Must say how I enjoy reading the information you have gleaned from the people you meet. Thank you for reminding me of so many places I used to walk through in my life. Pam Bough

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:21:48 +0000

I just had my first pomegranate, and used this “bashing” technique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lH47Oorrdk

It worked fine, and seems easier than your sectioning approach.