tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post114551899095062526..comments2024-03-26T08:02:37.149+11:00Comments on Musings of a textile itinerant: StitchingDijanne Cevaalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773178881841236519noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-1145587943527769772006-04-21T12:52:00.000+10:002006-04-21T12:52:00.000+10:00Oh, Dij,How very lovely. It's been a long time si...Oh, Dij,<BR/>How very lovely. It's been a long time since I threaded two strands of rayon through my needle. You are so right about the depth and richness it lends. <BR/><BR/>My pomegranite here in Sonora is finally in full leaf and beginning to bloom. I think it's time to take the camera out towards that corner of the yard. thelmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477480.post-1145543617103430372006-04-21T00:33:00.000+10:002006-04-21T00:33:00.000+10:00I found a website on pomegranites (http://www.inma...I found a website on pomegranites (http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/FOOD_IS_ART_II/food_history_and_facts/pomegranate_article.html) where they write:<BR/><BR/>The derivation of the word pomegranate comes from the Middle French pome garnete (seeded apple), but Europeans were slow to adopt the pomegranate. The pomegranate was probably introduced from Sicily, however Europeans, then under Norman influence, distrusted fruits and vegetables, preferring a meat-based diet. It is mentioned in the 14th century Ménagier de Paris which offered some recipes, and as we see in the quote from Romeo and Juliet it was known in England in Elizabethan times. The enthusiasm for pomegranate as a food was limited, but it was widely used as a decoration.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504185070473121551noreply@blogger.com