[Sca-cooks] pomegranates was Making verjus

[Nancy Kiel]

These were in the fresh produce section.  I haven't kept track of what time of year I've seen them (here in Virginia) but they should be able to tell you when they will stock them.

Nancy Kiel
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Never tease a weasel!
This is very good advice.
For the weasel will not like it
And teasing isn't nice.



> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 11:00:11 -0400
> From: kiridono at gmail.com
> To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] pomegranates was Making verjus
> 
> 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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