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. The juice is rich in nutrients 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 late 80′s, keeps busy making jellies and jams. Some of his other favorites are fig, apricot-pineapple, and (Glenna’s favorite) fig-raspberry. I too, continue here in the far north to make pomegranate jelly.
Glenna Cooper Merket
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