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By: Caribbean Fruits — Lifespan of a Chennette

Caribbean Fruits — Lifespan of a Chennette — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:43:33 +0000

[...] views of Caribbean life as simplicity, we like things complicated. Remember the story of the Pommerac? Oh, the names…even in the same country. I tell you - it took forever to find out what they [...]

By: Indian Dancer

Indian Dancer — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:03:05 +0000

I’m also from Central Trinidad and alot of the other Central people do call it the “jamoon”

By: Chennette

Chennette — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:35:14 +0000

yay, someone else with my memories of the name it must be a geographical thing….I’m in Central, whereabouts are the other pommerac-jamoon-callers in T&T?

By: Indian Dancer

Indian Dancer — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:22:10 +0000

I know it as pommerac as well as jamoon. My grandmother used to buy “jamoon” 4 us when she went to the market until we planted our own tree. My uncle still calls it jamoon up till today. The pommerac tree is beautiful when in bloom and when the flowers fall the ground looks like a velvety pinkish red carpet beneath the tree.
There are some varieties that are sweeter than others. We have found that the darkest coloured ones are the sweetest.
Also, did you know that the green fruit can be made in an anchar (pickled) type curry dish? It’s absolutely delicious!!

By: Chennette

Chennette — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:39:17 +0000

Hi Clivia! Wow. Your Mom must have been great with those drinks and ice creams. Hmmm…sound good. I haven’t had pommerac as anything but pommerac, or maybe chow? and Mom says they used it for chutneys.

By: Clivia

Clivia — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:30:05 +0000

We had a humongous tree in my yard growing up. My mom would grind the pulp up and make us a milk based drink or a refreshing syrupy one that was like and iced tea. I think she would add cloves to it. It was delicious. She would even freeze the flesh…and take it down and defrost it t o make a drink for us. I even remember it is ice cream. Its one of the fruits I really miss living here in the US>

By: Chennette

Chennette — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:54:36 +0000

TG Thanks for catching up I even had to APPROVE your comment, you’ve been away so long. Hope the Taste works out!!

By: The TriniGourmet

The TriniGourmet — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:55:58 +0000

finally i’ve updated my rss reader and your link in my blogroll i’m so bad!!!

By: CrankyPutz

CrankyPutz — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:20:24 +0000

You do so open up my culinary avenues

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:57:40 +0000

Great shot, all the details. The comments about hardly seeing pommerac around reflects the comments I had on one of my posts about the ridiculous state and attitude to agriculture in too many Caribbean islands. If you go to Florida you’ll see l(non-immigrant) Americans with pommerac trees in their yards.
What I know as Jamoon is Jammun or Jamblang (Syzygium cumini) see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambul a fruit that grows in clusters and looks like mini pommeracs. Aain, these are now easier to see and buy in Florida than the Caribbean!