Every year I have a pomegranate on the table during the holidays.
For the most part it goes uneaten in preference to dark chocolate covered pomegranate seeds - which don't feel like seeds at all..
The covering of the seeds are a sweet-tart experience.
Unlike watermelon seeds which get spit onto the lawn, I still do not know proper etiquette for disposing of pomegranate seeds.
The pomegranate has medicinal qualities and therefore, in some cultures, is a symbol for the medical profession. Most of us, today, know it as an antioxidant.
How boring, considering the rich ancient lore available about the pomegranate. The pomegranate for some religions is a symbol of life and hope, and has been known to be used as a potion for producing offspring.
Just to look at a pomegranate's scarlet hues, evokes mystery, wonder, and a certain sense of amazing presence - noble fruit filled with seeds, and red juice which drips like a fresh wound's bleeding when cut open for the first time.
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