294825 Tue Nov 11 11:15:20 -0800 2003 10 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1618326 Hello, Does anyone know of a place to buy grenadine syrup made with pomegranates? I remember this stuff from when I was a kid...and even then the bottles looked ancient. The products called "grenadine" now are all artificial cherry flavored. Blech! Tue Nov 11 11:15:20 -0800 2003 0 Leigh 1 1618336 Is this grenadine the same thing available at most liquor stores or in most liquor departments i.e. an essential part of cocktail mixing OR is it something else? Tue Nov 11 12:05:30 -0800 2003 1618326 0 malcarne 1 1618337 I believe you are talking about Giroux grenadine syrup, you should be able to find it in most supermarkets if not here's a link below: Link: http://www.ultimate-gourmet.com Tue Nov 11 12:06:52 -0800 2003 1618326 0 byrd 2 1618422 Ferraro makes a grenadine syrup in a one liter plastic bottle, for $3.99. I am able to get it at a local Italian market in North Miami, Florida. Tue Nov 11 19:03:22 -0800 2003 1618337 0 Moyn 1 1618429 I've recently seen advertisements for POM, a new juice product from pomegranates. You could add sugar and make your own grenadine. Maybe it is pre-sweetened. As I recall the grenadine I used to use for cocktails thirty or forty years ago, it was an alcohol-containing syrup -- used to sweeten and color the cocktail. Tasted like cough syrup. Not that there's anything wrong with that... Has anyone tried POM? Link: http://www.pomwonderful.com/juice.asp Tue Nov 11 20:16:19 -0800 2003 1618326 0 Joel Teller 2 1618430 POM is just the juce of pomegranates...NOT grenadine(which has other ingredients? I wasn't that impressed by POM and for the exhorbitant price you can extract your own juice from the fruit much cheaper. But, then, I'm not the biggest fan of straight pomegranate juice anyway. Tue Nov 11 20:19:41 -0800 2003 1618429 0 malcarne 1 1618439 Leigh, once you get your grenadine, what are you going to make with it? More than just Shirley Temples I hope...? would appreciate tips. Tue Nov 11 21:59:03 -0800 2003 1618326 0 butterisbetter 2 1618648 Uses just a tiny amount, but might I recommend the Floridita? Sublime when made right; probably one of those drinks best gotten at home. Link: http://hotwired.wired.com/cocktail/98/21/index3a.html Thu Nov 13 10:24:07 -0800 2003 1618439 0 Xochitl10 1 1618446 Pomegranate syrup ( grenadine) is a staple in Middle Eastern cooking. I use it in everything from sauces to salad dressing. In Miami, I have bought it in several nearby Middle Eastern groceries, but I am sure it can be ordered on the Web. This is not the same thing exactly as the grenadine syrup in Shirley Temples...it is very intense and tart/sweet. Tue Nov 11 22:51:30 -0800 2003 1618326 0 Karl 2 1618447 I also like the flavor of pomegranate "molasses" as it is sometimes called, used in Middle Eastern cooking. I especially like a Persian dish called Fesenjan, chicken in a sauce of pomegranate molasses and ground walnuts. But Grenadine is different. I guess I was wrong in thinking it was alcoholic, but I wonder how it is preserved. Maybe it's so sweet it doesn't need preservatives. The link below yields recipes for 564 (!) drinks made with grenadine. Link: http://www.webtender.com/db/ingred/82 Tue Nov 11 23:07:19 -0800 2003 1618446 0 Joel Teller 1 1618496 I purchased a bottle of pomegranate juice at the International Food Warehouse in Lodi, New Jersey. The brand is Cortas and it is made in Lebanon. The ingredients read 100% pomegranate concentrated juice. Wed Nov 12 12:22:06 -0800 2003 1618326 0 cherylp