Yeah I am busted. I have purchased non-local non-seasonal fruit at the store. I had to have it but I can stop whenever I want to. Pomegranates are actually a local fruit but are not ready until fall here. My own pomegranate trees only still have a few flowers on them. I just needed some little rubies for my salad and if you have ever tried a pomegranate you will understand my deviance.
Pomegranates are so yummy (and of course they are good for you) and actually very easy to use. If you have not ever cut one of these fruits heres how.
Word of advice, use a cutting board that you do not mind staining and be careful with your favorite tea towels because anything that gets pomegranate juice on it is stained for good. (If you know of a way to get it out let me know as I found this out the hard way).
Cut the top and bottom off
Over a bowl of water, take your knife and score the fruit 4 times around the outside and 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock (don’t cut all the way through or you will cut some of your pretty little jewels. Now holding the fruit under the water break it open and pop all the little seeds out of their nooks and crannies
the part you don’t eat will float to the top and the seeds will drop to the bottom
SO kewl! We're definitely going to do it this way from now on! Our baby pom tree has a few fruits on it, but they are only half grown so far. God bless!