There’s something about standing in the kitchen and removing all those little seeds from a pomegranate in order to get juice that makes me question my sanity. Then . . I have a glass of the juice and I continue!
Juicing Pomegranates
Remember all year when I was in awe of the pomegranate blooms . .
Pom Blooms
And then we had pomegranates . .
Pomegranates
They grew and we have had a lot of pomegranates this year.
Pomegranates
There are some huge one out there. It only takes about three of these big ones to make a pint of juice.
I had planned to make dog food today but the chickens and birds are damaging the poms. The chickens are getting all the ones they can fly up and reach, which, thankfully isn’t too high, and the birds are poking holes in the others so Vince picked a couple of bags of them and I’m going to juice those and freeze the juice.
I’m hoping to have about 10 pints of juice.
Judy H says
Wouldn’t a food mill work for pom seeds? I know that a lot of people use them to remove smaller seeds…
Judy Laquidara says
Probably and if ever I have a few bushels to do, I’ll use it but I don’t have that many. What takes the longest time is just getting the arils out of the thick albedo. I woudn’t want to put all that through the food mill. That would be like putting the whole cob of corn . . cob and all through there.
Laura H. says
I eat them in my yogurt. So worth the effort to pick them out. (I keep them frozen, ready to use.)
Judy Laquidara says
Great idea! This is the first year we’ve had enough to do much with them but I’ll remember that for next year. Thanks!
Nelle Coursey says
I have a Juiceman that takes out the seeds and hulls. Haven’t used it in years!
Liz says
What about freeze-drying some unmashed ones to see how they do?
If you like cranberries, those are great freeze-dried and they should be coming up on sale in November.
Rebecca in SoCal says
I have seen a variety of methods for getting the arils out of pomegranates. I think I remember Martha Stewart halving one and hitting it with a wooden spoon. Have you experimented and found a satisfactory method?
dezertsuz says
Oh, yum! That sounds delicious. And it will make nice syrup if you want to sacrifice a couple of pints for that. =)
Debbie says
The pomegranate is one of the symbols for the Rosh Hashana holiday and this video made the rounds of some of the local lists before the holiday. I have not tried it, but it looks simple.
I have fresh pomegranate juice (and lemon juice) delivered to my home every three weeks. I used to have one liter of pomegranate juice every week, but cut it down to one liter per three weeks, since I was diagnosed diabetic. That’s the only fruit related item I allow myself.
Debbie says
How do I get the link to show for the pomegranate video?
April Reeves says
You can soak the pomegranate (cut open of course) in water and they come out easier. You can google and find the technique. I bought one a couple of years ago b/c I remembered loving them at my grandmother’s house. I also remember her freaking out about me eating them and how I was going to stain all my clothes so it was a one time experience with them as a child. lol