The bejewelled fruit

[blunomore]

Finally! We tracked down some pomegranates! So beautiful, I just had to capture them on film.

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showphoto.php/photo/10240

 

[Serqet]

I've seen some at Woolies. Look delicious. Wouldn't have a clue what to do with them though.

 

[PostmanPot]

Timestamps FTL!

 

[Picard]

The house my family lived in from when I were 0-15 had a huge pomegranate tree. We had so many we didn't consider it exotic.

We also had a 'kweper' tree, a 'moerbei' tree, a guava, fig, and a huge (the size of two rooms) prickly pear bush. When I where little that prickly pear bush looked so ominous and scary deep inside that I didn't want to get near it.

 

[blunomore]

Timestamps FTL!

You must look at the pretty fruit.

The house my family lived in from when I were 0-15 had a huge pomegranate tree. We had so many we didn't consider it exotic.

Sure, when I was a child, they were also growing in abundance. Not so much now.

 

[air]

not much of a pomegranate fan, [cold] mango and kiwi fruit FTW!

 

[killadoob]

You need to go look at woolies, look much better than those do, yikes.

what do they taste like? been wanting to buy them but don't want to waste money.

 

[blunomore]

You need to go look at woolies, look much better than those do, yikes.

what do they taste like? been wanting to buy them but don't want to waste money.

They were bought at Woolworths, silly.

R 15 each.

 

[Picard]

You need to go look at woolies, look much better than those do, yikes.

what do they taste like? been wanting to buy them but don't want to waste money.

Freaking delicious.

the fruit consists of many pips on the inside with a translucent flesh? around them. You basically just suck off the flesh? and spit out the pips.

 

[Kim_Webchick]

I love them too we had a tree in the garden we I was young.

 

[Kilgore_Trout_Redux]

I wanted to try some from the Pick 'n Pay until I found out they were about R30.00 each.

 

[ponder]

I will have to try and get some. I had them as a kid the last time and I loved them.

 

[Jewelbox]

I would'n spend 5cents on a pomegranate!

 

[blunomore]

I would'n spend 5cents on a pomegranate!

That is exactly how I feel about watermelon !

 

[AvatarS]

Those look a bit small, blu. R15 each??
Then again, I've never paid for them.

 

[davemc]

That picture is very interesting.
How big are these things? That looks like a skirting board against the wall there, and a skirting board is usually 18 cm high ?

 

[blunomore]

Those look a bit small, blu. R15 each??
Then again, I've never paid for them.

Your post is positively Freudian

I have looked everywhere for pomegranates for more than a year now, so for me it was just the novelty of it - last time I held or ate a pomegranate must have been 15 years ago !

 

[blunomore]

That picture is very interesting.
How big are these things? That looks like a skirting board against the wall there, and a skirting board is usually 18 cm high ?

No

I put them on a cabinet/table when I took the pic and what you see, is the side of the particular piece of furniture.

 

[davemc]

Thanks for the reply Blue, but ... how big are they? Are they like berries?

 

[blunomore]

Thanks for the reply Blue, but ... how big are they? Are they like berries?

Much bigger, about similar to a grapefruit in size.