Pomegranates and winter

[hedgehog]

My daughter wanted to try a pomegranate. I pointed out that if she ate a pomegranate, we'd have 6 more months of winter. She declared that I was conflating the myth of Persephone and Ground Hog's Day and ate the pomegranate. We now have the first snowy December in about the last four or five years. I rest my case.

[Aristus]

1. Your daughter's mother is the Goddess of Nature?

How'd you swing that? :shrug: B-)

[hedgehog]

2. Ack!

You weren't supposed to guess that part!

[Aristus]

3. Well, I salute you, sir. Being married to a goddess, and all that.

I mean, I CALL my wife a goddess, but that's, you know, husbandly hyperbole. B-)

[hedgehog]

5. Ummm

Actually, I'm the mother.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Every child should try a pomegranate. They are one of the wonders of

nature. I have yet to get my boyfriend to try one, but thanks for the reminder. And we were due for six more months of winter, pomegranate, or not, though I'm sorry about the snow. We're socked in here, too. Damn those pomegranates!:grr:

[seemunkee]

6. And you should know it is really Hedgehog day not Ground hog day

Hedgehog Day began in Roman times as part of the festival of Februa. The Romans observed that hedgehogs hibernate and originated the myth that if a hedgehog comes out of its nest on
Feb. 2 and sees its shadow it means there is a clear moon ( which means cold weather) and six more weeks of winter will follow. When European settlers came to North America there were no hedgehogs so they chose the ground hog. Groundhogs are daytime animals so moonlight was replaced with sunshine. So if the ground hog comes out of his burrow and sees his shadow from the sun it means six more weeks of winter.

[hedgehog]

7. Well, it's really St. Brigid's Day

but she doesn't mind sharing. She's that kind of person.

[Bridget Burke]

10. Previously, it was Imbolc--dedicated to the Goddess Brigid

But she & the Saint get along fine. In fact, they are almost identical!

[snacker]

8. That's funny....

our family tried pomegranates for the first time last month. And it has been a snowy and cold winter here so far. Maybe you're on to something here.....they are delicious though and soooo good for you.

[hedgehog]

9. Well, it does take all winter to eat one.

All those little seeds.

[Dangerously Amused]

11. Pomegranates ROCK!

Yes they are labor intensive, but oohhhhh, so worth it!

I have had two great big juicy ones already this season. And I have one more waiting in the kitchen. Mmmmmmm. :9

[redqueen]

12. I have encouraged both daughters and my sister-in-law to try one

for the first time.

:bounce:

So delicious! :9