Pomegranate Molasses

This simple recipe comes from Pat Crocker's 150 Best Tagine Recipes. It's not of much interest in and of itself, but it's a necessary component in an upcoming recipe.

Supposedly you can find it in middle-eastern grocery stores, but we haven't had much luck, and fortunately the book includes a recipe.

Ingredients (to make 2 cups of molasses):

• 4 cups pomegranate juice
• ½ cup "cane sugar" (this is very ambiguous; we went with turbinado sugar and it worked out fine)
• ¼ cup lemon juice

Procedure:

1. Combine all ingredients in a small pot. Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
2. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for ~1h, until it has reduced by a bit more than half.
3. Pour into a jam jar and seal while still hot.