After reading the posts about seeded watermelon being hard to find, I did a
very informal survey of the sources near me: supermarkets, specialty
markets, and farmer's markets. Not one seeded melon. My mom suggested that
it may not be quite watermelon season, so I'm going to check again in a
couple weeks. But I can say, I can't remember the last time I saw one.
Is this something happening everywhere? Or just here?

I wish I could find the foods of my youth Watermelons at least 2 feet
long with crisp crimson interiors and easy to find big black seeds. Corn
that is *yellow* and tastes like, well, corn. Strawberries that tasted like
something meant for Gods...sweet, slightly tart, juicy...and when they were
that deep dark red color you knew they would be good. Now, all the
watermelons are seedless and pale pink, and more often mushy/grainy than
crisp and juicy. Corn is white, overly sweet, with no corn flavor. And
strawberries, well, they're just hit and miss. I've bought some that looked
perfect. Deep color, beautiful, looked like they were at their peak of ripe
perfection...and they tasted like nothing. Watery, mildly tart-sweet. It was
like they were dyed. Yuck.

I can't wait to go to MN and WI in August, where I will happily dine on
yellow corn from my Aunt and Uncles farm!


kimberly