Article: RED GIANT THE POMEGRANATE AND ITS JEWELED SEEDS PACK A FLAVORFUL PUNCH

The pomegranate looks more like an ornamental piece of nature than a sumptuous fruit. Just smaller than a softball, with a red leathery skin and a small puckered protrusion at the blossom end, it has a profile that has been recognizable through the ages. Celebrated in Greek mythology and in the Bible, with a rich history as a fertility symbol, this unique fruit holds its secret beneath that hard exterior.

Inside, clustered in clumps in a honeycomb maze of rind, are handfuls of garnet-colored seeds, each within a juicy red sac. Before you attempt to release these, be sure you know what you're doing, because pomegranate juice will stain everything it touches, from fingertips to clothing to ...

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