Pomegranate late 16th century and into California by Spanish settlers in 1769. Today, it is widely cultivated throughout the Middle East and Caucasus region, north and tropical Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, the drier parts of southeast Asia, and parts of the Mediterranean Basin. It is also cultivated in parts of Arizona and California. In the 20th and 21st centuries, it has become more common in the shops and markets of Europe and the Western Hemisphere. The name pomegranate derives from medieval Latin "pōmum" "apple" and "grānātum" "seeded". Possibly stemming from the old French word for the fruit, "pomme-grenade", the pomegranate
Apple butter copper kettles outside. Large paddles were used to stir the apples, and family members would take turns stirring. In Appalachia, apple butter was the only type of fruit preserve normally rendered into fruit leather. In Europe, an apple butter is traditionally made which is closer to dense syrup, in the Netherlands (known as , meaning "apple syrup") and in Germany (known as "") and frequently eaten on bread with (or without) thinly sliced cheese and with "Sauerbraten". A sweeter version, made using pears, as well as apples, is more popular in Belgium, where it is known as "sirop de Liège".