OT: grenadine

I have been around many years, and I have never seen grenadine that contains pomegranate that was made in the US, although the old books say that grenadine is made from pomegranates. I have not checked to see what a Ritz bar uses. What I am now using is "Vedrenne Grenadine Pomegranate Syrup" from France, made in Nuits-Saint-Georges. Notice the mention of pomegranate in the name. It has natural flavor and color and is not quite as flashy a red as the imitation stuff. It contains sugar, water, pomegranate extract, and citric acid. My guess is that true grenadine is much more expensive to make than the imitation stuff. Since you live in France, it sounds as if the imitation stuff is beng sold there also. Perhaps laws were never pbutted in the US and France to require that grenadine be made from pomegranates.

Hi CWDjr,

Thanks for the informed response. It seems there is an element of truth in both sides of the argument... Indeed there is the imitation stuff here, too, but I will take a look in a good "caviste" and see what they've got going.

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