Congratulations! I hope your box is as beautiful. Pomegranates are very good for you. That brightly colored thing. Cut them in half, pull off some of the heavy pith that's right on the cut, and put cut side down in a bowl small enough that the fruit is sitting on the sides rather than the bottom. Bang the bottom with a heavy spoon. That should loosen a lot of the seeds. Pull off more pith, if they're stuck, and bang again. Then, if the seeds are tender you can just throw them in a salad or cooked dish. Reduce them with wine and strain out the seed part. Put them through a juicer or food mill and sieve to get the juice. From there, the world's your oy....pomegranate. Or you can cut wedges and just gnaw the seeds out, and spit the seeds (if they're icky) after you get the flesh off them with your teeth.

Congrats. It can be fun but i prefer making my choices over mystery boxes. Though i did enjoy the challenge of using what i would not normally purchase from the grocery. Misfits is no longer sending mystery boxes.

Pomegranite season is in the Fall. Maybe they have them in cold storage?

The seeds are crunchy. I've never spit them. Some might have a texture issue but taste the seeds raw first.

Give everything with stems like any greens, herbs, asparagus, a 1/2 inch trim on the stem end and set in a few inches of water for a good drink. Asparagus and cilantro i set in glass jars with water. Cover with a dry paper towel and a loose bag over top. Into the fridge. Change the water every couple days. Fresh p-towel if wet.

Sleeve, I can't make individual choices, but each box comes with a list of the items, so I know exactly and how many I'm getting. 4 sweet potatoes, 2 poms, 1 cabbage, a pineapple, 1 head lettuce, 1 lb asparagus, etc.

Since cabbage is sold by the lb now as of recent years, instead of each, that would be $5 right there. and $4 for a head of lettuce, this will be interesting to do.

I won't do it every week, but I'll do to help support the local business.

Jasdip, I like Misfits, and I do like to pick what I can have, but I'd be OK with your option too, although I can't eat pomegranate so I'd have to give that away.

It helps me with meal planning when I know which items I have or will have, then I know I have to do something with sweet potatoes, or cabbage, or whatever, and then I have to find something to do with it.

Annie

What is up with cabbage prices?. I get that across the board prices are rising due to droughts and farming costs but cabbage is almost double+. Was always the most afordable summer veg for a nice meaty slaw. Can't believe i'm not growing it this year. Very easy to grow and has a long shelf life through the fall. And for kimchi and sauerkraut ferments hold even longer...grrr. Big mistake on my part.

I gave most of that real estate to winter squash varieties.

Misfits are 2.50 each organic, and usually huge. I often cross check prices. WFoods cabbages are 6$ estimated each.

Anywho, i hope you like the loot. During lockdown the mystery boxes were like christmas. So much better to know what is coming so you can plan ahead.

Every week they post what is in the box. So I know ahead of time, I just can't individually choose. Otherwise I'd drop the poms.

The delivery is automatic, but I'm able to go in and delete delivery on weeks I don't want it. Whew, otherwise I'd be overwhelmed. I just have to remember to go in and do it, in the future.

Q. Pomegranites? I thought they were out-of-season now.

She said "poms" and I don't think this means pomegranates, since I do not see any in the photo and the season is later in the year - at least here. My first thought was pommes, but I'm sure she knows what to do with those.

This must be where you got the bad onions.

She said "2 pomegranates". Also that the picture was of what someone else got in a previous box.

Yes Plllog is correct. I mentioned specific vegetables and fruits because they were listed in the box I will receive. This IS a picture of what a member got last weekend. She got kiwis as you can see (I won't receive any). I'll post my actual box on Saturday.

sleevendog, I agree on the cabbage, it's gotten terribly expensive, sheesh. I'm glad I planted mine!

I did get a head from Misfits a couple of weeks ago, but it was a tiny little one, so small I weighed it. 20 ounces. Still cheaper than the grocery store, though!

Annie