Ignore the red sales pitch. A pomegranate earns its place in your bag when its rind feels firm and its sides show angles, because packed arils push outward as the fruit reaches eating maturity. Color can seduce you. Skin pigment varies with cultivar, sunlight, and anthocyanin production, so a glowing shell can still hide thin, underfilled compartments. A rind may dull as it matures, though storage...More