SC - White pomegranates?

[harper at idt.net]

And it came to pass on 7 Dec 00, , that Susan Fox-Davis wrote:

> Will a research maven do?  UC Davis has a leaflet on Growing Pomegranates in
> California <http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/pomeg3.html> that mentions in
> passing:
> 
> "Varieties:
[snip]
> In general, varieties having whitish or pinkish fruit are usually
> sweeter than the dark crimson varieties."

Thank you!  That's a start, and I've sent an email off to UC Davis to 
ask if they have more information.

> None of them seem to be widely commercially available, but at least they do
> exist.
 
I don't need to obtain white pomegranates, only to know more 
about them, and to understand why a recipe would specify white 
pomegranates.

> Selene


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