Thank you, Charithea, this was not boring at all, but very interesting. I have managed to give away four full plastic shopping bags, so there are not that many left,except for small ones and the ones have haven't picked yet from the second tree. Actually, everybody around here seem to have their own pomegranate tree, and they are not that interested in getting more fruit. But the jelly I made is very popular.
Yes, the birds eat some, I leave a few fruits on the tree for them, but mots of the seeds end up in the soil around the tree, I have plenty of seedlings all the time and have to weed them out.
The shoushouko sounds nice, but must take a lot of time to make. I often make rocket salad with pomegranate seeds (and slivers of parmesan cheese), delicious.