Grenada Pomegranates
The shelf life of the Grenada pomegranates is better than many other cultivars making it a huge success for commercial pomegranate orchards. Many improved cultivars of the pomegranate have appeared in the U.S. during the past century, some by chance (mutation) and some by cross pollination, and the Grenada pomegranate appeared spontaneously from the branch of a Wonderful pomegranate. Many pomegranates were grown in the ancient civilizations, some for food and others for juice. The pomegranate will a religious symbol revered by the Hebrews and referred in the Jewish Bible scripture, and stone carved above the column as sculptured fruit in Solomon's Temple. "The top 2 1/2 feet of each column had bronze carvings, a network of bronze pomegranates. There were ninety six pomegranates on the sides and of the network round about there were a hundred more." Jeremiah 22-23. The pomegranate is a favorite fruit for chefs to use in food preparations of fowl, meats, desserts, and salads.