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rich in tannins that it was once used for tanning leather! Because each fruitlet contains a prominent seed, pomegranates are usually processed into juice, which then can be used as is or cooked down to make a syrup or “molasses,” or fermented into a wine True grenadine is pomegranate juice mixed with a hot sugar syrup Today most commercial grenadines are synthetic In northern India, pomegranate fruitlets are dried and ground for use as an acidifying powder The Citrus Family: Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit, and Relatives Citrus fruits are among the most important of all tree fruits From their birthplace insouthern China, northern India, and Southeast Asia they spread throughout the subtropics and mild temperate zones of the world Ancient trade took the citron to western Asia and the Middle East before 500 BCE, and medieval crusaders brought sour oranges back with them to Europe; Genoese and Portuguese traders introduced sweet oranges around 1500, and Spanish explorers carried them to the Americas Today, Brazil and the United States produce most of the world’s oranges Barely a century ago, oranges were special holiday treats; now much of the Western world starts its day with orange juice The fig It contains small flowers within the fleshy “fruit,” which is actually the swollen flower base The fig is an inverted version of the strawberry: it surrounds rather than underlies the true tiny fruits, or achenes Why are citrus fruits so popular? They offer an unusual set of virtues Above all, their peels have distinctive and strong aromas, ... fig It contains small flowers within the fleshy “fruit,” which is actually the swollen flower base The fig is an inverted version of the strawberry: it surrounds rather than underlies the true tiny fruits, or achenes... Today, Brazil and the United States produce most of the world’s oranges Barely a century ago, oranges were special holiday treats; now much of the Western world starts its day with orange juice The fig...BCE, and medieval crusaders brought sour oranges back with them to Europe; Genoese and Portuguese traders introduced sweet oranges around 1500, and Spanish explorers carried them to the Americas