Pomegranate season!
Slowly the pomegranates are getting mature on my trees here at BabetterPlace. The trees in the mountain area need some more time.
In Greek the name is ρόδι.
Pink pomegranate tree
Red pomegranate tree
When I lived in Holland pomegranate are like a delicacy, buy some you spend a lot of money.
Here I see pomegranate trees everywhere. An abundance of this fantastic fruit.
Pomegranate harvest
When I bought the house here, I was thrilled with the 4 trees I have in my garden. 2 kinds, 1 is light pink from color inside and very sweet and 2 trees are dark red from color and a little sour.
Pink pomegranate
Red pomegranate
The sweet kind can be used to make a fantastic pomegranate vinegar -what you can use for salads.
Very simple: clean the pomegranate and put the juicy pits in a glass jar and fill it up with white vinegar and leave it for a month there.
After you drain the liquid from the pits - you see that the vinegar becomes a little pink. I heat it up to 80 degrees with 1 spoon sugar and then in a glass bottle and it can be used.
Pomegranate vinegar
The dark red sour pomegranates I use to make liqueur. Also a simple procedure.
Clean the pits and put them in a glass jar. Add sugar on top of it. Leave it in the sun for 1 day. Then add white vodka on it and leave it for at least 1 year there.
After 1 year drain it and put the liquid in a bottle. Cheers!!
Both pomegranates, the sweet and sour ones can be used for juices. I love these juices! I make them for my friends, neighbors and freeze them in bottles for the rest of the year.
What a beautiful color
From the juices you can also make marmalade with gelatin in it. Or mix it with other fruits to make marmalade from it.
I am sure there are more things to make with it, so if you have a recipe - let me know.
The sad thing is that last year I found out that my digestion is reacting very heavy in a bad way to pomegranate...
For me less juices. For my friends and family more!!
But what a beautiful tree, right?! It looks like a tree full with Christmas balls
Symbol of death and fertility
In Greek mythology, the pomegranate was known as the 'fruit of the dead' as it was said to have arisen from the blood of Adonis. It also prominently featured in the myth of Hades and Persephone.
Sunny things the pomegranate is a ball to play with... hihi
Have a lovely day blessed with miracles
Kisses