Here's the results of our latest taste test at an actual USDA germplams taste testing:

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By joereal at 2008-11-10

And the pics of the wonderful arils for you to enjoy:

Special thanks to Peruzan Dabdeh for these wonderful pictures taken during the Nove 8, 2008 Pomegranate Taste testing at Wolfskill Experimental Orchard, sponsored by USDA, a wise use of your taxpayer's money.

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By joereal at 2008-11-12

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By joereal at 2008-11-12

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By joereal at 2008-11-12

And there are wonderful no-stain-on your shirt ways to shuck them:

Here's one way to do it: No stain way of shucking pomegranates

And here's my preferred method of doing it:

No Mess No Stain method of shucking pomegranate arils