On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 3:53:16 PM UTC-7, Travis McGee wrote:
> On 7/9/2014 6:39 PM, Travis McGee wrote:
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> > On 7/9/2014 10:54 AM, Thomas wrote:
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> >> On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 2:05:31 AM UTC-4, Travis McGee wrote:
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> >>> However, I ended up with about a gallon of juice; I made sherbet
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> >>> with some of it, and the rest I drank. Both were wonderful.
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> >> Good for a Vodka mixer.
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> >> Local farm had them for $11.00 each. Same watermelon at the SM for $4.00.
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> >> ELEVEN DOLLARS?
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> > I got mine, a seeded melon, at Walmart for about $5. The seeded were
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> > maybe twice the price per pound as the seedless.
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> Oops, I meant that the other way around; the seedless were the more
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Wow, really, twice as much? I don't see the seeded ones too much so didn't know this.

Nellie

On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 4:01:12 PM UTC-7, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 7/8/2014 9:25 PM, Whirled Peas wrote:
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> > I prefer the seeded type for reasons others have already given.
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> > Unfortunately, someone in the food supply chain has taken that choice
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> > away from me. The seeded type are unavailable anywhere around here,
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> > When I was a kid, they used to sell watermelons floating in a tank of
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> > water with big blocks of ice to keep them cold.
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> We can buy seedless watermelons 52 weeks out of the year, but not the
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> seeded ones.
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> Becca



But are they good all 52 weeks? I've tried them at other times of the year and they are not nearly as good as in the Summer. Do you live where it is hot all year round? That would make a difference.

Nellie

On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 4:11:32 PM UTC-7, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 7/9/2014 1:05 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
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> > I love watermelon juice, so a week or so ago I tried juicing one myself..
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> > Just to give myself a challenge, I used a big seeded melon. It turned
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> > out to be an ordeal, and the kitchen ended up looking like a murder
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> > scene, with red pulp just about everywhere. However, I ended up with
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> > about a gallon of juice; I made sherbet with some of it, and the rest I
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> > drank. Both were wonderful.
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> Thanks, I got a laugh out of that, I can just picture how you and your
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> kitchen looked, it reminds me of my own kitchen nightmares. Here is a
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> recipe that is popular in Mexico.
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> Becca
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> Agua de Sand�a
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> 1/2 medium watermelon, seedless, peeled and cut in cubes
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> 1 cup of sugar
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> 8 cups of water, divided
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> the juice of 1 key lime
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> Ice
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> Put the watermelon in the fridge over night, so it is very cold. Pour
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> one cup of water in a pot over medium heat. Add the sugar and mix until
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> well dissolved, set aside and let cool down. Place the watermelon cubes
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> and two cups of water in a blender and mix very well (depending of the
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> size of your blender, you may need to do this two times). Pour the
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> blended watermelon into a two liter (2 qt) pitcher, add the sugar water
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> and the other 5 cups of water. Add the lime juice and mix well. Cool
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> down in the fridge and serve super cold or on ice.



Now this sounds fabulous!!! Great for adults and kids alike.

Nellie

On Wed, 9 Jul 2014 19:20:27 -0700 (PDT), Nellie >
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> I like the small ones too (and they make really cute table decorations too) but we eat so much of it that it would be foolish for us to buy them.
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Lucky you! Those little ones were meant for people like me.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Wed, 9 Jul 2014 19:21:26 -0700 (PDT), Nellie >
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> I think the reason she bought the seeded ones was because they were going to have a seed-spitting contest.
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LOL

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

Nellie wrote:
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> I always buy the seedless.

I always buy the seedless too. At one time way in their beginning
they weren't too good but now they are much improved and are as good
if not better tasting than the huge ones. Watermelon is always a
crapshoot regardless which type but if occasionally one isn't too good
I'd much rather suffer through a small one. I find the small ones far
easier to handle, they easily fit into the fridge, and are easier to
slice. If I have guests I'd rather buy two or more small watermelons
than one huge one... and if I don't need to cut into one it'll keep
much longer. I'll bet some of you would never have guessed I'd prefer
small melons.

On 7/9/2014 9:45 PM, Nellie wrote:

>> We can buy seedless watermelons 52 weeks out of the year, but not
>> the
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>> seeded ones.
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>> Becca
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> But are they good all 52 weeks? I've tried them at other times of
> the year and they are not nearly as good as in the Summer. Do you
> live where it is hot all year round? That would make a difference.
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> Nellie

The biggest difference, is the price, a $2.95 seedless watermelon in
July, is $5.95 in January. I live in Texas and during the winter, the
watermelons are grown south of us, in Mexico.

Becca

On Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:29:12 AM UTC-7, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 7/9/2014 9:45 PM, Nellie wrote:
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> >> We can buy seedless watermelons 52 weeks out of the year, but not
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> > But are they good all 52 weeks? I've tried them at other times of
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> > the year and they are not nearly as good as in the Summer. Do you
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> > live where it is hot all year round? That would make a difference.
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> > Nellie
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> The biggest difference, is the price, a $2.95 seedless watermelon in
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> July, is $5.95 in January. I live in Texas and during the winter, the
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> watermelons are grown south of us, in Mexico.
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> Becca


Oh I see, thanks, Becca. I see them in the stores in the Winter but somehow it doesn't seem right, ya know so we get our fill during Summer. I've never even looked at the prices after August.

Nellie