Pomegranate Soup

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Has anyone read the novel by Marsha Mehran? It looks like a good read.

I enjoyed it. Interesting, cross-culturally. Not especially haute
literature but a good read. Reminded me thematically of "Chocolat". I made
a couple of the recipes from the book and enjoyed them very much. I like
this soup with mint in it, it is highly characteristic of the region. I
wouldn't bother using grenadine. Pomegranate juice is easy to come by, at
least in the greater, not-terribly cosmopolitan market of
Sacramento/Northern California. much (U.S.) so-called grenadine is
comprised of high-fructose corn syrup.

TammyM

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Since this isn't a book ng here is a recipe I've used for Pomegranate
Soup. The author of the recipe is unknown and the recipe can be found on
homecooking.com. I leave out the mint but next time I make this I might
add cilantro for the hell of it. I use fresh pomegranate juice and
sometimes I add the raisinsand sometimes not.

Pomegranate Soup

Ingredients
3/4 cup lentils
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 medium onion, chopped
8 cups water (2 quarts)
1 cup long-grain rice
1 teaspoon turmeric
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 cup pomegranate juice or 1/4 cup Grenadine syrup
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint or 2 teaspoons crushed dried leaf mint
1 tablespoon raisins

Instructions
Rinse lentils several times. Set aside to drain. Melt 2 tablespoons
butter or margarine in a large saucepan. Add onion. Saute until onion is
tender. Add water, drained lentils, rice, turmeric, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer over low heat 40 minutes
or until lentils and rice are tender.

Add parsley, green onions and pomegranate juice or Grenadine syrup.
Simmer 15 minutes longer. Melt 1 tablespoon butter or margarine in a
small skillet. Add mint. Saute until butter or margarine is golden brown.
Pour over soup. Sprinkle with raisins.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Michael

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Last words spoken before execution . . .

"Well, gentlemen, you are about to see a baked Appel."
Executed in electric chair in New York.
~~ George Appel, d. 1928

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Michael \'Dog3\ said:

Has anyone read the novel by Marsha Mehran? It looks like a good read.

Since this isn't a book ng here is a recipe I've used for Pomegranate
Soup. The author of the recipe is unknown and the recipe can be found on
homecooking.com. I leave out the mint but next time I make this I might
add cilantro for the hell of it. I use fresh pomegranate juice and
sometimes I add the raisinsand sometimes not.

Pomegranate Soup

Ingredients
3/4 cup lentils
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 medium onion, chopped
8 cups water (2 quarts)
1 cup long-grain rice
1 teaspoon turmeric
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 cup pomegranate juice or 1/4 cup Grenadine syrup

The fact that these are suggested as equivalents should be a dead
giveaway that the author is full of [censored].

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1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint or 2 teaspoons crushed dried leaf mint
1 tablespoon raisins

Instructions
Rinse lentils several times. Set aside to drain. Melt 2 tablespoons
butter or margarine in a large saucepan. Add onion. Saute until onion is
tender. Add water, drained lentils, rice, turmeric, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer over low heat 40 minutes
or until lentils and rice are tender.

Add parsley, green onions and pomegranate juice or Grenadine syrup.
Simmer 15 minutes longer. Melt 1 tablespoon butter or margarine in a
small skillet. Add mint. Saute until butter or margarine is golden brown.
Pour over soup. Sprinkle with raisins.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

You should know better than to post a recipe with margarine. Don't
you know that idiots read this NG?

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Michael

--Bryan

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You should know better than to post a recipe with margarine. Don't
you know that idiots read this NG?

I don't consider making the decision to use butter or margarine a career
decision 😉

Michael

--
Last words spoken before execution . . .

"Well, gentlemen, you are about to see a baked Appel."
Executed in electric chair in New York.
~~ George Appel, d. 1928

Send email to: michael at lonergan dot us dot com

Michael said:

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You should know better than to post a recipe with margarine. Don't
you know that idiots read this NG?

I don't consider making the decision to use butter or margarine a career
decision 😉

Hold on... you mean I can make a CAREER out of being an idiot? Do I have to
be elected to public office first? :-)

Bob

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Michael said:

Quoted message said:

You should know better than to post a recipe with margarine. Don't
you know that idiots read this NG?

I don't consider making the decision to use butter or margarine a
career decision 😉

Hold on... you mean I can make a CAREER out of being an idiot? Do I
have to be elected to public office first? :-)

Bob

ROFL... why not?

Michael

--
Last words spoken before execution . . .

"Well, gentlemen, you are about to see a baked Appel."
Executed in electric chair in New York.
~~ George Appel, d. 1928

Send email to: michael at lonergan dot us dot com

Michael \'Dog3\ said:

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Michael wrote:

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> You should know better than to post a recipe with margarine. Don't
> you know that idiots read this NG?

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Quoted message said:

I don't consider making the decision to use butter or margarine a
career decision 😉

Quoted message said:

Hold on... you mean I can make a CAREER out of being an idiot? Do I
have to be elected to public office first? :-)

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Bob

ROFL... why not?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idiot_%28album%29

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Michael

--Bryan

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Michael \'Dog3\ said:

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Michael wrote:

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>> You should know better than to post a recipe with margarine.
>> Don't you know that idiots read this NG?

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> I don't consider making the decision to use butter or margarine a
> career decision 😉

Quoted message said:

Hold on... you mean I can make a CAREER out of being an idiot? Do I
have to be elected to public office first? :-)

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Bob

ROFL... why not?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idiot_%28album%29

Interesting read. Bowie collaborated and actually produce it.

Michael

--
Last words spoken before execution . . .

"Well, gentlemen, you are about to see a baked Appel."
Executed in electric chair in New York.
~~ George Appel, d. 1928

Send email to: michael at lonergan dot us dot com