What's the best way to get some!?

I gotta watermelon. Not exactly thrilled about eating it, spitting
out seeds, drooling juice like a tard, etc.

I'd like to extract the juice and use it fer other things. Granitas,
cocktails, pies, super soakers, etc. My question is, what's a good
way to extract all that juice, using simple household kitchen
implements? IOW, I got no juicer or steam powered wheat juice press
or other bizarro vegan food freak implements. Ideas?

nb

On 12 Jul 2011 20:18:04 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>What's the best way to get some!?
>
>I gotta watermelon. Not exactly thrilled about eating it, spitting
>out seeds, drooling juice like a tard, etc.
>
>I'd like to extract the juice and use it fer other things. Granitas,
>cocktails, pies, super soakers, etc. My question is, what's a good
>way to extract all that juice, using simple household kitchen
>implements? IOW, I got no juicer or steam powered wheat juice press
>or other bizarro vegan food freak implements. Ideas?

That's funny. I was about to post a question to *you* about how did
you get the juice out of them.

I did one yesterday- one of those basketballs. [still $5-6 in my neck
of the woods-- and you've got to search for the good ones]

1/2 of it I cubed into 1/2" cubes to be mixed with mint and feta.

The other 1/2 I cut into 1 1/2" spears and ran it through my
Kitchenaid strainer in about 20 minutes. I ended up with 10 cups of
juice and about a cup and a 1/2 of tasteless 'cellulose'.

That sure beat my previous method of blender and colander-- I got a
lot more juice this way-- and the waste was tasteless. It takes up
a lot less room when it is juiced.

Before we started with the mint & feta mix, I used to just cube them
into 1" cubes and ate them with a fork. No drooling - and we buy
seedless so no spitting. [well-- I usually buy *1* seeded one each
season so I can practice my spittin'. Never know when that skill
might be called upon]

Jim




>
>nb

On 2011-07-12, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:

> 1/2 of it I cubed into 1/2" cubes to be mixed with mint and feta.

I can see the mint, but feta!? Yer even weirder than me, Jim.


> Kitchenaid strainer in about 20 minutes. I ended up with 10 cups

Sounds perfect. Whatsa Kitchenaid strainer?

nb

On 12 Jul 2011 20:18:04 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>What's the best way to get some!?
>
>I gotta watermelon. Not exactly thrilled about eating it, spitting
>out seeds, drooling juice like a tard, etc.
>
>I'd like to extract the juice and use it fer other things. Granitas,
>cocktails, pies, super soakers, etc. My question is, what's a good
>way to extract all that juice, using simple household kitchen
>implements? IOW, I got no juicer or steam powered wheat juice press
>or other bizarro vegan food freak implements. Ideas?
>
>nb

Don't yoose be habing any black peeps in yer hood... squeezing good
melon can get you lynched. I like warty melon au jus... alls I need
is a shiv n' a stoop to spit from.

On 12/07/2011 4:18 PM, notbob wrote:
> What's the best way to get some!?
>
> I gotta watermelon. Not exactly thrilled about eating it, spitting
> out seeds, drooling juice like a tard, etc.
>
> I'd like to extract the juice and use it fer other things. Granitas,
> cocktails, pies, super soakers, etc. My question is, what's a good
> way to extract all that juice, using simple household kitchen
> implements? IOW, I got no juicer or steam powered wheat juice press
> or other bizarro vegan food freak implements. Ideas?
>

FWIW..... a few years ago I made watermelon sherbet. I used to buy it in
the store many years ago but have not been able to find it for at least
30 years. I don't know why it is no longer available. It was the best.


At any rate.... .I prepared some simple syrup and cooled it. I cut up
about a quarter of a melon removed as many seeds as possible and then
pressed chunks of melon through a strainer. I mixed the juice extracted
with the simple syrup and put it into my ice cream maker. It was delicious.

notbob wrote:
>
> What's the best way to get some!?
>
> I gotta watermelon. Not exactly thrilled about eating it, spitting
> out seeds, drooling juice like a tard, etc.
>
> I'd like to extract the juice and use it fer other things. Granitas,
> cocktails, pies, super soakers, etc. My question is, what's a good
> way to extract all that juice, using simple household kitchen
> implements? IOW, I got no juicer or steam powered wheat juice press
> or other bizarro vegan food freak implements. Ideas?

I assume the suggestion of using the Kitchenaid with
the appropriate accessory was not helpful. Probably
no colander or juice bag either. Hmmm . . . cut into
1 inch chunks, place in bucket, and have a washed small
child stomp the juice out of them. Be sure to instruct
the child to force the juice through his or her toes
to get maximum disintegration of the pulp. Remove
child, strain pulp through fingers to remove rind and
seeds, and decant.

On 12 Jul 2011 23:33:00 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2011-07-12, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
>
>> 1/2 of it I cubed into 1/2" cubes to be mixed with mint and feta.
>
>I can see the mint, but feta!? Yer even weirder than me, Jim.

You've got to try it. I'm not a mint fan. I wouldn't have picked
this 'recipe' but my daughter had it at a BBQ & brought some home. It
works. Salt-mint-watermelon-- what more could you ask for on a hot
day?

To 4 cups of 1/2" cubes of watermelon- 12g of chopped mint leaves
[about 1/2 cup]; 125g crumbled feta [about 1 cup]; 2 T olive oil.

Toss- Best in a couple hours. VG next day. . . OK on day 3. I eat
it on day 4.

>
>
>> Kitchenaid strainer in about 20 minutes. I ended up with 10 cups
>
>Sounds perfect. Whatsa Kitchenaid strainer?

It is an attachment for the attachment.<g> Goes on the meat grinder.
They are often sold as a set--

If you don't have a Kitchenaid, I'd still take a look at that style--
like a grinder that forces the juice out through a strainer, and send
pulp and seeds in another direction.

I got mine for tomato sauce, but it is 'the way' for watermelon.

Jim

On Jul 12, 4:18*pm, notbob > wrote:
> What's the best way to get some!?
>
> I gotta watermelon. *Not exactly thrilled about eating it, spitting
> out seeds, drooling juice like a tard, etc. *
>
> I'd like to extract the juice and use it fer other things. *Granitas,
> cocktails, pies, super soakers, etc. *My question is, what's a good
> way to extract all that juice, using simple household kitchen
> implements? *IOW, I got no juicer or steam powered wheat juice press
> or other bizarro vegan food freak implements. *Ideas?
>
> nb * *

I would use a Food Strainer. This one separates out the seeds and
juices pretty nicely:
Food Strainer and Sauce Maker

On Jul 12, 3:18*pm, notbob > wrote:
> What's the best way to get some!?
>
> I gotta watermelon. *Not exactly thrilled about eating it, spitting
> out seeds, drooling juice like a tard, etc. *
>
> I'd like to extract the juice and use it fer other things. *Granitas,
> cocktails, pies, super soakers, etc. *My question is, what's a good
> way to extract all that juice, using simple household kitchen
> implements? *IOW, I got no juicer or steam powered wheat juice press
> or other bizarro vegan food freak implements. *Ideas?

Watermelon gets icky tasting very quickly when exposed to oxygen in
the air, but people still put it in fruit salads. I dodged the
watermelon cubes in my MIL's fruit salad this even, but got one
piece. I ate it first, and it was predictably icky. I ordinarily
avoid fruit salad, but the only icky thing was the watermelon, as she
didn't put in bananas, which get icky even faster, and it had
blueberries, and even better, blackberries.
I'd rather drool "like a tard" than compromise on flavor.
>
> nb * *

--Bryan

On Jul 12, 7:04*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On 12 Jul 2011 20:18:04 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
> >What's the best way to get some!?
>
> >I gotta watermelon. *Not exactly thrilled about eating it, spitting
> >out seeds, drooling juice like a tard, etc. *
>
> >I'd like to extract the juice and use it fer other things. *Granitas,
> >cocktails, pies, super soakers, etc. *My question is, what's a good
> >way to extract all that juice, using simple household kitchen
> >implements? *IOW, I got no juicer or steam powered wheat juice press
> >or other bizarro vegan food freak implements. *Ideas?
>
> >nb * *
>
> Don't yoose be habing any black peeps in yer hood... squeezing good
> melon can get you lynched. *I like warty melon au jus... alls I need
> is a shiv n' a stoop to spit from.

This isn't Sheldon.

On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:56:10 -0700 (PDT), projectile vomit chick
> wrote:

>On Jul 12, 7:04*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> On 12 Jul 2011 20:18:04 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>
>> >What's the best way to get some!?
>>
>> >I gotta watermelon. *Not exactly thrilled about eating it, spitting
>> >out seeds, drooling juice like a tard, etc. *
>>
>> >I'd like to extract the juice and use it fer other things. *Granitas,
>> >cocktails, pies, super soakers, etc. *My question is, what's a good
>> >way to extract all that juice, using simple household kitchen
>> >implements? *IOW, I got no juicer or steam powered wheat juice press
>> >or other bizarro vegan food freak implements. *Ideas?
>>
>> >nb * *
>>
>> Don't yoose be habing any black peeps in yer hood... squeezing good
>> melon can get you lynched. *I like warty melon au jus... alls I need
>> is a shiv n' a stoop to spit from.
>
>This isn't Sheldon.

Why do you think not?

I bought one of those fridge sized warty melons from Walmart
yesterday, gonna enjoy munching it outdoors so I can spit pits.

Steve wrote:

>> What's the best way to get some!?
>
> I posted my method twice in the last 3 weeks.
>
> Oh well, your losses.

Sounds like the contents of notbob's killfile are becoming public knowledge.
I guess if you really wanted him to know you'd have morphed to make those
posts.

Bob

Sqwertz > wrote:

>On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:38:09 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
>> Steve wrote:
>>
>>>> What's the best way to get some!?
>>>
>>> I posted my method twice in the last 3 weeks.
>>>
>>> Oh well, your losses.
>>
>> Sounds like the contents of notbob's killfile are becoming public knowledge.
>> I guess if you really wanted him to know you'd have morphed to make those
>> posts.
>
>But others quoted it and even others contributed to this same thread
>who I know read the previous one.
>
>So there :-P

hehe-- you made me look. I posted to both and thought nb was the
originator of the other thread.

Oh, and BTW-- your method sucks.<BEG>

Jim

On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:38:09 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> Steve wrote:
>
>>> What's the best way to get some!?
>>
>> I posted my method twice in the last 3 weeks.
>>
>> Oh well, your losses.
>
> Sounds like the contents of notbob's killfile are becoming public knowledge.
> I guess if you really wanted him to know you'd have morphed to make those
> posts.
>
> Bob

a new usenet concept! the public service morph!

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:01:23 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:55:48 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:38:09 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>
>>> Steve wrote:
>>>
>>>>> What's the best way to get some!?
>>>>
>>>> I posted my method twice in the last 3 weeks.
>>>>
>>>> Oh well, your losses.
>>>
>>> Sounds like the contents of notbob's killfile are becoming public knowledge.
>>> I guess if you really wanted him to know you'd have morphed to make those
>>> posts.
>>
>> a new usenet concept! the public service morph!
>
> I used to do that often with Marty and SF especially. With SF she
> would thank me, and then I'd say, "You're welcome" and then sign it
> "-sw".
>
> -sw

you big ol' meanie.

your pal,
blake