[Sca-cooks] pomegranates was Making verjus

[Elaine Koogler]

I've seen them at the one near us, but they were freeze-dried.  I guess you
could reconstitute them but I'm not sure how well that would work...

Kiri

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Nancy Kiel <nancy_kiel at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> The Trader Joe's in my area carries pomegranate seeds.
>
> Nancy Kiel
> nancy_kiel at hotmail.com
> Never tease a weasel!
> This is very good advice.
> For the weasel will not like it
> And teasing isn't nice.
>
>
>
> > Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:34:13 -0400
> > From: kiridono at gmail.com
> > To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org
> > Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Making verjus
> >
> > Selene,
> > I use pomegranates at the end of February...so what I did this past year
> was
> > to buy them when they were in season, seed them and freeze the seeds in
> > airtight bags (used my sealing machine).  Worked like a charm!
> >
> > Kiri
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Susan Fox <selene at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Yes but this is closer to nine months.  I guess it is worth trying.
> > >
> > > Just sad I can not possibly get fresh pomegranates in March.
> > >
> > > Selene
> > >
> > > Susan Lin wrote:
> > >
> > >> Why wouldn't it keep in the freezer until your event?  Are you
> freezing
> > >> the
> > >> grapes themselves or the juice?  I would think it would do fine - if
> > >> already
> > >> in juice form I'd contemplate some loss due to evaporation.  But, if
> you
> > >> have a deep freeze that does not self defrost (so no cycling, less
> chance
> > >> of
> > >> freezer burn) I would think it would do just fine.  I had lemon juice
> in
> > >> ours for about 6 months and it was fine.
> > >>
> > >> Shoshana
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Susan Fox <selene at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> So the feral table grapes are all over my parents' backyard again and
> the
> > >>> bunches of grapes are forming.  Not very big and juicy since nobody
> > >>> actually
> > >>> waters them on purpose, but the fruit is on the vine, about the size
> and
> > >>> colour of petits pois. so I grabbed about five bunches, picked them
> off
> > >>> the
> > >>> stems and ran them through the blender with a dash of water.  Now
> > >>> draining
> > >>> through a nylon coffee filter.  What a nice flavor, very grapey but
> sour
> > >>> as
> > >>> lemon juice.  I will use this for salads!  And freeze a bunch for the
> > >>> rest
> > >>> of the year's cookery.
> > >>>
> > >>> I have a Persian feast coming up next March, I don't suppose it will
> keep
> > >>> in the freezer until then?  The problem with Black Oak Lodge is that
> it's
> > >>> so
> > >>> early in the year, before the fruit harvests.  Alas.
> > >>>
> > >>> Dame Selene
> > >>>
> > >>
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