Someone posted here last year I think about the little [soccerball
sized] watermelons & how good they were.

I hadn't seen any that looked worth buying in years and have been
buying the bigger ones that have been consistently good.

Then last week I spotted a pile of the little ones in the grocery in
the Hispanic section of town. [where I now go for and produce that I
don't get at the Asian store. I pass 4 large chain supermarkets and
2 co-ops to get there-- and it is worth the trip]

It was my first watermelon of 2012-- and I've got to say those
Guatemalans know how to grow a watermelon.<g>

This is the brand-- but they've changed the label.
http://www.eatliver.com/i.php?n=7370 "Seedless watermelon- It may
contain seeds" The product is the same-- lots of white immature
seeds that don't get noticed in *my* mouth. And even if they did-- it
was sweet enough that I wouldn't care.

Glad I'm not a locavore.

Jim
[sheesh-- that ealiver site just ate half an hour of my morning--
Isn't there a bacon-loving geek in residence? Here's a flow chart
for you-
http://www.eatliver.com/i.php?n=8736 ]

On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:07:27 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote:

>Someone posted here last year I think about the little [soccerball
>sized] watermelons & how good they were.

>
>It was my first watermelon of 2012-- and I've got to say those
>Guatemalans know how to grow a watermelon.<g>
>
>This is the brand-- but they've changed the label.
>http://www.eatliver.com/i.php?n=7370

OK, I'll look for them. The regular melons are rather poor quality
these days. All the growers are planting the seedless/flavorless
variety these days. Our kids will never know what a real watermelon
tastes like.

On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:07:27 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote:

> Someone posted here last year I think about the little [soccerball
> sized] watermelons & how good they were.
>
> I hadn't seen any that looked worth buying in years and have been
> buying the bigger ones that have been consistently good.
>
> Then last week I spotted a pile of the little ones in the grocery in
> the Hispanic section of town. [where I now go for and produce that I
> don't get at the Asian store. I pass 4 large chain supermarkets and
> 2 co-ops to get there-- and it is worth the trip]
>
> It was my first watermelon of 2012-- and I've got to say those
> Guatemalans know how to grow a watermelon.<g>
>
> This is the brand-- but they've changed the label.
> http://www.eatliver.com/i.php?n=7370 "Seedless watermelon- It may
> contain seeds" The product is the same-- lots of white immature
> seeds that don't get noticed in *my* mouth. And even if they did-- it
> was sweet enough that I wouldn't care.
>
> Glad I'm not a locavore.
>
I'm the only person in my house that eats watermelon; so that's what I
buy when I want some and I've never been disappointed by them.

Right now, I have two boxes of the sweetest strawberries you would
hope to buy and they're from California (Oxnard). The Safeway I shop
at has a produce person who is a real throwback. She gives away
tastes of produce. Yes! Sells a lot of produce that way too. I had
no intention of buying strawberries until I tasted how good they were.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:12:49 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:07:27 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
> wrote:
>
> >Someone posted here last year I think about the little [soccerball
> >sized] watermelons & how good they were.
>
> >
> >It was my first watermelon of 2012-- and I've got to say those
> >Guatemalans know how to grow a watermelon.<g>
> >
> >This is the brand-- but they've changed the label.
> >http://www.eatliver.com/i.php?n=7370
>
> OK, I'll look for them. The regular melons are rather poor quality
> these days. All the growers are planting the seedless/flavorless
> variety these days. Our kids will never know what a real watermelon
> tastes like.

I think these little round ones taste ten times better than the old
seedy ones ever tasted at their best... and my grandfather grew them,
so I know what non-grocery store watermelons tasted like.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

sf wrote:
>
> I think these little round ones taste ten times better than the old
> seedy ones ever tasted at their best... and my grandfather grew them,
> so I know what non-grocery store watermelons tasted like.

Hmmmm...I'll have to give that a try. Added to tomorrow's grocery list. If
it's not so good, I'll post here and yell at you for the crappy
recommendation.

Gary