Buying watermelon always seems to be a challenge. Yahoo!! the yellow
seedless watermelon turned out to be sweet and juicy. I did pick out
one that was heavy for it's size, it weighted 8 lbs, and had the
yellow patch that shows it was ripened in the field.

I made watermelon sticks. Great way to serve a watermelon at a BBQ
unless you like the juices running down your arms.
First cut the melon in half, put the cut side down on the cutting
board and cut that half into slices, turn the board 1/4 turn, and
slice again, being careful to hold the slices together. Then just pick
out your stick, no muss no fuss.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/koko181/vS0i7Z

koko

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Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

On 6/21/2015 10:31 AM, koko wrote:
>
> I made watermelon sticks. Great way to serve a watermelon at a BBQ
> unless you like the juices running down your arms.
> First cut the melon in half, put the cut side down on the cutting
> board and cut that half into slices, turn the board 1/4 turn, and
> slice again, being careful to hold the slices together. Then just pick
> out your stick, no muss no fuss.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/gp/koko181/vS0i7Z

I saw that on The Kitchen. Awesome, and not that messy
wedge shape.

nancy

"koko" > wrote in message
...
>
> Buying watermelon always seems to be a challenge. Yahoo!! the yellow
> seedless watermelon turned out to be sweet and juicy. I did pick out
> one that was heavy for it's size, it weighted 8 lbs, and had the
> yellow patch that shows it was ripened in the field.
>
> I made watermelon sticks. Great way to serve a watermelon at a BBQ
> unless you like the juices running down your arms.
> First cut the melon in half, put the cut side down on the cutting
> board and cut that half into slices, turn the board 1/4 turn, and
> slice again, being careful to hold the slices together. Then just pick
> out your stick, no muss no fuss.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/gp/koko181/vS0i7Z
>
> koko

Great idea, especially with kids. One of those...why didn't I think of that
things. Thanks for posting that.

Cheri

On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 07:31:05 -0700, koko > wrote:

>
>Buying watermelon always seems to be a challenge. Yahoo!! the yellow
>seedless watermelon turned out to be sweet and juicy. I did pick out
>one that was heavy for it's size, it weighted 8 lbs, and had the
>yellow patch that shows it was ripened in the field.
>
>I made watermelon sticks. Great way to serve a watermelon at a BBQ
>unless you like the juices running down your arms.
>First cut the melon in half, put the cut side down on the cutting
>board and cut that half into slices, turn the board 1/4 turn, and
>slice again, being careful to hold the slices together. Then just pick
>out your stick, no muss no fuss.
>
>https://www.flickr.com/gp/koko181/vS0i7Z
>
>koko
I like to cut in half as you have, peel the melon and then make the
slices as you have. I put the slices in a box and refrigerate. That
way everyone can choose a slice and eat with their fingers and no rind
to dispose of. It's surprisingly clean and non-sticky way to eat
melon.
Janet US

On 6/21/2015 8:31 AM, koko wrote:
>
> Buying watermelon always seems to be a challenge. Yahoo!! the yellow
> seedless watermelon turned out to be sweet and juicy. I did pick out
> one that was heavy for it's size, it weighted 8 lbs, and had the
> yellow patch that shows it was ripened in the field.
>
> I made watermelon sticks. Great way to serve a watermelon at a BBQ
> unless you like the juices running down your arms.
> First cut the melon in half, put the cut side down on the cutting
> board and cut that half into slices, turn the board 1/4 turn, and
> slice again, being careful to hold the slices together. Then just pick
> out your stick, no muss no fuss.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/gp/koko181/vS0i7Z
>
> koko
>
> --
>
> Food is our common ground, a universal experience
> James Beard
>

What a creative way to enjoy melon!

On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 1:05:52 PM UTC-5, La Mirada wrote:
>
> On 6/21/2015 8:31 AM, koko wrote:
> >
> > I made watermelon sticks.
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/gp/koko181/vS0i7Z
> >
> > koko
>
>
> What a creative way to enjoy melon!
>
>
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Very clever way to serve this fruit.

On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:56:44 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 07:31:05 -0700, koko > wrote:
>
>>
>>Buying watermelon always seems to be a challenge. Yahoo!! the yellow
>>seedless watermelon turned out to be sweet and juicy. I did pick out
>>one that was heavy for it's size, it weighted 8 lbs, and had the
>>yellow patch that shows it was ripened in the field.
>>
>>I made watermelon sticks. Great way to serve a watermelon at a BBQ
>>unless you like the juices running down your arms.
>>First cut the melon in half, put the cut side down on the cutting
>>board and cut that half into slices, turn the board 1/4 turn, and
>>slice again, being careful to hold the slices together. Then just pick
>>out your stick, no muss no fuss.
>>
>>https://www.flickr.com/gp/koko181/vS0i7Z
>>
>>koko
>I like to cut in half as you have, peel the melon and then make the
>slices as you have.

How do you peel a watermelon?

>I put the slices in a box and refrigerate. That
>way everyone can choose a slice and eat with their fingers and no rind
>to dispose of. It's surprisingly clean and non-sticky way to eat
>melon.
>Janet US

I slice the melon in half but then I slice each half into quarters and
then slice each quarter. I like to eat those slices with a paring
knife. The rinds go out on the lawn for the critters.

On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 15:05:28 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:56:44 -0600, Janet B >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 07:31:05 -0700, koko > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Buying watermelon always seems to be a challenge. Yahoo!! the yellow
>>>seedless watermelon turned out to be sweet and juicy. I did pick out
>>>one that was heavy for it's size, it weighted 8 lbs, and had the
>>>yellow patch that shows it was ripened in the field.
>>>
>>>I made watermelon sticks. Great way to serve a watermelon at a BBQ
>>>unless you like the juices running down your arms.
>>>First cut the melon in half, put the cut side down on the cutting
>>>board and cut that half into slices, turn the board 1/4 turn, and
>>>slice again, being careful to hold the slices together. Then just pick
>>>out your stick, no muss no fuss.
>>>
>>>https://www.flickr.com/gp/koko181/vS0i7Z
>>>
>>>koko
>>I like to cut in half as you have, peel the melon and then make the
>>slices as you have.
>
>How do you peel a watermelon?
snip

You cut the north pole and the south pole off of the melon. Then cut
it in half at the equator. Place the cut(equator) side down on the
cutting board. Using a medium size knife that is easy to handle,
insert the blade at the pole and follow along down the side of the
melon just between the rind and the sweet meat. Take it one curved
slice at a time. Repeat with the other half melon. Proceed to cut to
serving as you wish.
Janet US

On Sun, 21 Jun 2015 09:40:24 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
>"koko" > wrote in message
.. .
>>
>> Buying watermelon always seems to be a challenge. Yahoo!! the yellow
>> seedless watermelon turned out to be sweet and juicy. I did pick out
>> one that was heavy for it's size, it weighted 8 lbs, and had the
>> yellow patch that shows it was ripened in the field.
>>
>> I made watermelon sticks. Great way to serve a watermelon at a BBQ
>> unless you like the juices running down your arms.
>> First cut the melon in half, put the cut side down on the cutting
>> board and cut that half into slices, turn the board 1/4 turn, and
>> slice again, being careful to hold the slices together. Then just pick
>> out your stick, no muss no fuss.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/gp/koko181/vS0i7Z
>>
>> koko
>
>Great idea, especially with kids. One of those...why didn't I think of that
>things. Thanks for posting that.
>
>Cheri

You are welcome. I thought it was a pretty cool idea too.

koko

--

Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

The stick technique was shown in the current issue of Midwest Living.

N.