{"id":5053,"date":"2016-02-06T12:32:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T12:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/?p=5053"},"modified":"2016-04-07T12:34:05","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T12:34:05","slug":"a-note-from-chef-becky-february-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/a-note-from-chef-becky-february-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"A note from chef becky: February 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pomegranate_Jelly_Product_Photo_web_abe29a7c-10f1-40db-9a1e-38a00d4d6113_large.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4729\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4729 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Pomegranate_Jelly_Product_Photo_web_abe29a7c-10f1-40db-9a1e-38a00d4d6113_large.jpg\" alt=\"Pomegranate_Jelly_Product_Photo_web_abe29a7c-10f1-40db-9a1e-38a00d4d6113_large\" width=\"431\" height=\"431\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nHello CSA Members!\r\n\r\nWe are excited here at Frog Hollow Farm\u00a0for Valentine\u2019s Day because we have finally\u00a0made jelly from the pomegranate juice\u00a0we painstakingly juiced last year. Anyone\u00a0who has a pomegranate tree or any large\u00a0quantity knows how painful it is to extract\u00a0the juice from pomegranates.\r\n\r\nWe have tried countless ways, cutting\u00a0them in half and using a citrus juicer,\u00a0grinding the seeds in a food processor and straining the juice out but all methods impart bitterness from the tannins in the membrane and skin and seeds.\r\n\r\nThe best way is to extract the arils, by hand, a tedious process separating the\u00a0arils from the membrane. It takes 2 people an hour and 20 minutes to deseed\u00a0about 15 pounds of fruit. Then, another person takes roughly 25 minutes to\u00a0press the seeds in a hydraulic press juicer like our Norwalk juicer. The seeds are\u00a0put in a little pouch that holds about 3 cups of seeds and it is slowly but surely\u00a0pressed to extract the purest juice possible. All this time and effort yields a\u00a0scant 8c of pomegranate juice.\r\n\r\nOur pomegranate jelly is made from this juice. It is $7.65 for a 4 oz jar (yes, pricey I know but, now you know why!) and it is included in one of our Valentine\u2019s Day gift packs available on our website. You can also buy it individually. We have been amazed at the response. Apparently, pomegranate jelly is not that easy to find and good pomegranate jelly is practically non-existent. Many are made with corn syrup and water or way too much sugar. Ours is made with our organic juice, of course, organic evaporated cane juice and pectin; that\u2019s it! We are excited about pomegranates and all the possibilities so we are planting more. And we are always on the lookout for a new juicing method that will save us time so we can pass that savings along to our customers. Until then, we will continue with our labor of love\u2026\r\n\r\nCheers,\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Chef Becky<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello CSA Members! We are excited here at Frog Hollow Farm\u00a0for Valentine\u2019s Day because we have finally\u00a0made jelly from the pomegranate juice\u00a0we painstakingly juiced last year. Anyone\u00a0who has a pomegranate tree or any large\u00a0quantity knows how painful it is to extract\u00a0the juice from pomegranates. 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