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Wordless Wednesday: Pomegranate
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Pomegranate Jalapeno Jam
I had a Facebook friend mention she made pomegranate jalapeno jam for Christmas gift. Since we have a few pomegranate trees and I grew a crapton of jalapenos, I felt the immediate need to make it. I scampered out to the garden and picked my special hot jalapenos and a bucket of pomegranates.
Juicing pomegranates is its own special kind of fun, the little pips will spit red juice at you and stain everything, the pith holds tight to the pips, it’s a lot of work. I have found if you put your pomegranate under water it makes it much easier to remove the pips.
My Mom has one of those industrial steam juicers, that makes it a whisper easier to juice them as well. If you don’t have access to pomegranates just go buy a bottle of Pom Wonderful juice and cheat, actually I highly recommend doing that, it will save you a lot of time.
3.5 cups pomegranate juice
1 cup jalapeno pulp (about 6 large)
6 Tbsp Classic Pectin (Or 1 box)
1/2 tsp butter
5 cups sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
Puree your jalapenos with 1/2 cup pomegranate juice in your cuisinart, you may use less or more jalapenos, just make sure you end up with 4.5 cups of liquid.
Put the juice mixture in a large saucepan. Gradually stir in pectin. Add up to 1/2 tsp butter to reduce foaming. Bring mixture to a full boil, stirring constantly.
Add the sugar and lemon juice, stirring to dissolve. Return mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.
Leave 1/4 inch headspace in your jars. Process in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes.
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Homemade Grenadine
2-1/4 pounds pomegranates (4 big ones)
Sugar, see instructions
Cut off the crown and divide the fruit in half. Pick the pips out of the bitter white pith. Place the pips in your blender, pulse the pips in the blender with short bursts and strain the juice through cheesecloth.
Measure the strained pomegranate juice and add an equal amount of sugar. Pour into saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, again stirring once in a while. Cool to room temperature.
Pour into a decorative bottle.
Store in the frig. for no more than a month.
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