POMEGRANATES

DELICIOUS POMEGRANATES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER THROUGH JANUARY.
SO ENJOY ONE TODAY.
A ripe, ready-to-eat pomegranate is a luscious jewel of a fruit, capable of transforming any meal into an extraordinary experience. And although this delicious fruit may seem exotic, it’s wonderfully easy to enjoy.
Packed inside are hundreds of ruby-red arils – sweet, tart, gem-like juice sacs, bursting with pure flavor. Enjoy these little beauties as is, toss them into savory or sweet dishes, or use them as a brightly colored garnish.
Did you know that Spanish Padres are credited with bringing pomegranates to California? They grew them at missions some 200 years ago. Today in the San Joaquin Valley, the heart of the great State of California, is the only concentration of commercially grown pomegranates in America. Now it’s our mission to share the wonder of California Pomegranates with the world.

CUT OFF THE CROWN, THEN CUT THE POMEGRANATE INTO SECTIONS.
PLACE THE SECTIONS IN A BOWL OF WATER, THEN ROLL OUT THE ARILS (JUICE SACS) WITH YOUR FINGERS. DISCARD EVERYTHING ELSE.
STRAIN OUT THE WATER. THEN EAT THE SUCCULENT ARILS WHOLE, SEEDS AND ALL.


OTHER METHODS...
TRADITIONAL METHOD Cut the crown end off a pomegranate, removing with it some of the white pith. Lightly score the skin in quarters, from the stem to the crown end. Firmly yet gently break the sections apart, following the score lines. Bend back the skin and gently scoop the seed clusters into a bowl; remove any pith.

FANNING METHOD Cut the pomegranate in half vertically. With the cut side up, make 4 equally spaced cuts 1 inch long and 1 inch deep. Hold the pomegranate half, cut side down, over a deep bowl and pull the fruit open but not apart, using equal pressure from both hands. Holding the pomegranate half, cut side down, in the palm of one hand, whack the top of the fruit with the back of a large spoon. The seeds will fall out.

Yahoo! Group

We have a Yahoo! group now. If you are part of the HIPPO group and want to be a part of the HIPPO Yahoo! group please contact Amanda @ amanda.sharp@comcast.net . We will host a live chat on Tuesday evenings @ 9pm by invitation only. Please let Amanda know if you are interested in joining this live chat to make sure you get your invitation via email.

July 13. 2007

Just a quick post to say hi. We had a great time playing Whoonu at group this afternoon. It is a great fun way to get to know each other. We will plan for another game afternoon sometime in September.

We have some great plans for the group coming this fall. We hope to see you all there and for your group to continue to grow.

Hello fellow HIPPOs

Just a quick note to see who is going to be at group this Friday afternoon. Please email me at lifetimeontheride@comcast.net to let me know if you will be attending group. I look forward to seeing you all there. Also, do not forget about our Birthday Party on 6/29. If you have any questions about the party please send me an email.



Amanda

GAme afternoon

Friday, July 13, will be GAME AFTERNOON at our weekly HIPPO group meeting.

I rode the HIPPO today

Nearly four stories tall, more than 170 feet long, and one of the fastest rides of your life. Are you ready? The HIPPO, which is the world's largest freestyle slide, will be thrilling folks young and old on the Shores' beach for many years.

**This picture is not from N'ville shores but it is the same ride, just a better picture than the one from N'ville Shores.

Little bit and I spent all day at N'ville Shores with her girl scout troop and they have a new inflateable water slide. It is so cool. We had a blast. I thought ya'll could all appreciate the name of the ride. I knew I HAD to ride this thing. : )

We have a birthday coming up

In June HIPPOs will be 2 years old. We are planning on a birthday party on Friday, June 29, as a part of group. Please stay tuned to the this site and your email for more info to come.

Game Day

I can't wait to see everyone this Friday afternoon. It was decided that this coming up Friday will be "game day". I will be bringing a few games for us to play. Would anyone be interested in bringing some chips and drinks? What about paper products? Just email me at amanda.sharp@comcast.net

Shuwanna....could be please have a table and a few chairs?????

In the beginning, God made the sea
And the forest filled with trees
He made the mountains up so high
And on the top he placed the sky
And in between He had loads of fun
He made a Hippo who weighs a ton
Hip-hip-hip-hippopotamus
Hip-hip-hooray God made us
Hip-hip-hip-hippopotamus
Hip-hip-hooray God made

Click her for a destressor??????

If you are in need of a real stressor go to this site. It is loads of fun.

Bubble wrap etiquette
*Don't pop someone else's bubble wrap without permission. This could lead to Bad Things *Happening to your person..
*Don't pop bubble wrap in quiet public places (like libraries) unless you want it confiscated.
*Don't pop bubble wrap in a store if you haven't paid for it. They get cranky when their rolls of bubble wrap are all limp.
*It is always good form to offer to share your bubble wrap.
*Giving your bubble wrap to children is good for Karma points.
*Chicks dig bubble wrap. Always bring it along on a date.

*If you have been reading since the birth of the site you might remember that it was posted earlier but the link has expired so I set it up again.

Happy Popping.

No HIPPO meeting on April 6 --- Good Friday

I hope you all have a great Easter. Enjoy the following info:

The meaning of many different customs observed during Easter Sunday have been buried with time. Their origins lie in pre-Christian religions and Christianity. All in some way or another are a "salute to spring," marking re-birth. The white Easter lily has come to capture the glory of the holiday. The word "Easter" is named after Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox.
People celebrate the holiday according to their beliefs and their religious denominations. Christians commemorate Good Friday as the day that Jesus Christ died and Easter Sunday as the day that He was resurrected. Protestant settlers brought the custom of a sunrise service, a religious gathering at dawn, to the United States.

Who is the Easter Bunny?Today on Easter Sunday children wake up to find that the Easter Bunny has left them baskets of candy. He has also hidden the eggs that they decorated earlier that week. Children hunt for the eggs all around the house. Neighborhoods and organizations hold Easter egg hunts, and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize.
The Easter Bunny is a rabbit-spirit. Long ago, he was called the" Easter Hare." Hares and rabbits have frequent multiple births so they became a symbol of fertility. The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children believed that hares laid eggs in the grass. The Romans believed that "All life comes from an egg." Christians consider eggs to be "the seed of life" and so they are symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Why we dye, or color, and decorate eggs is not certain. In ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Persia eggs were dyed for spring festivals. In medieval Europe, beautifully decorated eggs were given as gifts.

Stop, Drop, and Roll???.........Something to Ponder

First of all, I want to say that I think we had a WONDERFUL and bonding group this afternoon. I am just so proud of each one of us and very honored to be part of such a great group of individuals.

J--- I just want to express how sorry I was to hear of your loss. You are a very strong person and I know that will get you through this time.

Now, the "something to ponder" moment:
Today there was a fire drill, but at first we all thought it was the real thing. Think about what, if anything, you grabbed to take with you. Just a thought. Did you notice anyone else's actions? Call me quirky, but I just thought it was interesting that some took everything, some took nothing.


Amanda

Just Posting

Just wanted to see what you all thought of the new look of our site. Hope to see you on Friday!


Amanda

Flylady

I found this site on January 1 and it is pretty cool. Her tactics are not for everyone, but some of them work for me and may work for you. Enjoy!

www.flylady.net

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