Comments on: Making Quality Grenadine

By: Tiare

Tiare — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:48:59 +0000

Now after i`ve made recipe 3 and 4, and i think that 4 by far is the best. Its more messy and laboursome but its worth it as it gives a more brilliant Grendine flavor.

I also made a twist on recipe 4 by adding 1/4 cup Hibiscus flowers to soak for 6 hrs after the heating was done. (Thanks Chris!)

The Hibiscus flowers added a very deep red color to the Grenadine as well as a sweet and floral aroma and taste adding to the pomegranate flavors.

If i had known that this would yeld such a nice and fresh grenadine i would have doubled the recipe..

By: Tiare

Tiare — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:34:02 +0000

Thanks for this interesting article, this answers to what i was thinking of in the other discussion.

But Pomegranate concentrate is interesting and i think i can find it if i look in Asian or Moroccan stores here.

Recipe 3 and 4 interest me, i would like to compare them.

I need one of those vintage juicers!

By: seamus

seamus — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:48:02 +0000

I am in New Zealand and nobody seems to stock it. I did a search of the likely places a few months back. The juice and molasses are both easy to find though.

By: erik_flannestad

erik_flannestad — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:36:15 +0000

Not sure where you are located, but I find pomegranate concentrate in many grocery stores here in California. Definitely most small groceries and health food type places. Whole Foods. I’ve even seen it in Safeway lately. Other places to check would be North African, Middle Eastern, or Indian specialty stores.

Yes, that is a very impressive pomegranate press!

By: seamus

seamus — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:12:09 +0000

Hi Erik, yes I forgot to mention pomegranate concentrate, mainly because I have only read about it but never been able to find any. I guess that would get a similar result to just mixing sugar and juice? Or can you make a more intense product by adding less water?

As for juicers, surely the ultimate pomegranate juicer has to be something like the contraption in the Kashgar photos above. You wouldn’t feel shy about wading into the middle of a medieval battle wielding that thing!

By: erik_flannestad

erik_flannestad — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:06:53 +0000

Seamus… There are two distinct pomegranate products, pomegranate molasses and pomegranate concentrate, (sometimes called pomegranate paste.) Pomegranate Molasses should never be used, unless it is called for specifically, as in the Juniperotivo. Pomegranate concentrate (or paste,) on the other hand, works well, when slightly diluted, in grenadine. Given that most commercial pomegranate juice is made from concentrate anyway, it seems smart not to pay the producer to dilute it for you.

As for juicing pomegranates, the best method I have found is to quarter them, and then crush them in a vintage cast aluminum “universal juicer.” These can be found on eBay and at garage sales for pretty cheap. Search for aluminum juicer, vintage juicer, or universal juicer. Here’s one.