I shrieked with glee when the pomegranates started showing up at the market this month. I love these red jeweled wonders. Are you familiar with them?

They are about the size of a grapefruit, but red with a much thicker skin. They have been all over the news this past decade as being chock full of antioxidants and pomegranate juice is sold in pretty much every supermarket. And might I add that the juice makes an excellent martini?

I first was introduced to them way back in junior high. My sister, Ann, used to bring them home from work (she and I both worked at Cub Foods back in the day…cuz we’re super cool). She’d crack it open and methodically work her way through eating all of the small little red orbs. And because I wanted to be exactly like my sister in pretty much every way, I decided I liked them too. And ever since, I’ve had an affinity to pomegranates.

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