Cooper's Pomegranate Jelly

Contact me for info on my Dad's delicious delicacy.

PLEASE NOTE:

The demands have surpassed the supplies.

Feel free to inquire in case the the circumstances change

and allow us to get back to stirring the pot!

Glenna Cooper Merket

The Story

Many years ago Mom & Dad (The Coopers) started growing deep red sour pomegranate trees in their yard in North Las Vegas. They would squeeze the juice by hand in a press and make jelly for their family and friends each Christmas. It was their "specialty" and savored by the lucky recipients. The jelly-making has since continued on through all these many years and seasons of their lives. With the passing of our Mom in 2002, our Dad has "pressed" on with the help of Brenda and John and Annie. He still makes the jelly and still shares the tradition with us. The jelly-making reminds us of Mom. Her giving nature.

The pomegranate grows in tough environments, has many seeds, is deep in color, and is bittersweet. With work and refining, it draws out the very best of the fruit in the juice and blended with love (and sugar) has been an unstated and simple symbol of Mom and Dad's life all these many years.

Tick Cooper, now in his 80's, keeps busy making jellies and jams. Some of his other favorites are fig, apricot-pineapple, and (Glenna’s favorite) fig-raspberry.

Carol and Tick

1945

Some of the gift baskets.

Valentine Christmas

And any occassion