Last night I check out my pomegranate bush in the front yard. As expected, they had started to split. This is a sure sign that they are ripe. I think that the rain and the really cool weather matured the fruit to this stage. If you don't pick them at this stage they tend to mold and you have lost the crop. This year I have 14 of them. Most of them are the size of softballs.
So in the spirit of my own curriculum, I chopped up about 8 of them and took them to school.
Pomegranates on the school carpet is almost problematic. The juice is a beautiful red but you certainly don't want it coloring your carpet or your clothes. All of my students were very careful in eating this fall delight.
Many of the students have never had them before. Their natural interest bouyed their spirits to try.
I bought to school a roll of paper towels and a steak knife to seperate the skin. Underneath the tough skin, is a series of honey comb like structures with wonderful sweet sour fruit.
I hope that next year my little bush will produce enough for my classes again.
: ) Pat
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I know R is very envious of your pomegranate crop!
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