Peeling a Pomegranate

When I was a kid I ruined more than one white t-shirt by sitting out in the backyard and eating pomegranates like corn on the cob. By the time it was over, I looked like I had just slaughtered a small goat.

Years later, when pink stained fingers weren't cool anymore, I gave up on pomegranates. They weren't worth the time or effort. Luckily for all of us Al Gore invented the world wide web, and I learned that getting to those little pomegranate seeds wasn't hard at all - You just need a bowl of water:

First cut open your pomegranate. Don't worry about not cutting a few seeds. There are hundreds of them.
I like to cut my pomegranates into quarters. 

Next, put the pomegranate pieces into a large bowl of water and start pulling the seeds off the white stuff. Yes it's pith.  I had to look it up. The seeds will fall to the bottom and the "pith" will float to the top.

When your finished use a slotted spoon to scoop off the white stuff. I mean pith. 

Then dump your pomegranate seeds into a strainer and rinse the rest of the pith off. I don't have a picture of this because my sink is full of dirty dishes.

And there you have it. A wonderful bowl of non-messy pomegranate seeds to enjoy while wearing a white t-shirt.