Eating Watermelons

Eating Watermelon - This photo of a small boy eating watermelon. The watermelon has a good red color.
United States
July 26, 2007 9:31pm CST
Tonight we cut open and ate a huge watermelon, grown here in Arkansas. It was so sweet and the meat was so red and vibrant in color. I was always taught to tell if a watermelon is ripe by thumping it with your knuckles softly...if it sounds hollow then it is ripe. The kids enjoyed eating it very much. I cut the rind off and cube it and put it on paper plates...then let them take it outside... I remember, we often took a watermelon to the river with us and held it in the water in a fishing net with a couple of big rocks on the handle to keep it in place. It always made the watermelon so cold...this is one of my fondest memories of my youth... So does your family eat watermelons? What tricks does your family use to keep it cold during picnics or other gatherings?
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xiuluoelly
@xiuluoelly (1224)
• China
4 Sep 07
When the advent of the summer, my mother would buy a lot of watermelon, several open daily, we who were sitting together in a sweet succulents watermelon, I feel very happy.
eprado
@eprado (1466)
• Philippines
9 Aug 07
Wow that sounds very refreshing. :-) I love eating watermelons and just like you having it cold or chilled. I usually cut into triangle pieces and chill it on ice inside the icebox when where going on a picnic.
Gabs
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
28 Jul 07
I love Water Melons but I find that they are just not the same anymore from the Supermarkets I still get them occasionally, but it is not very often anymore that you can get so sweet We used to take Cooler Bags with us and everything stayed Cool in there Hugs to you
Annie
@Anniedup (3651)
• Richards Bay, South Africa
27 Jul 07
In my country it is almost a staple diet in summer. And there is a tradition in our family, if you are finished first then you take the skin and wipe someone's face with it. Always so much fun!
mimatexas
@mimatexas (1818)
• United States
27 Jul 07
I love watermelon. I do the same I take the rind off and cube it and put it in the refrigerator, that's the way my children and husband eat more watermelon, when it's cold. I am craving for a watermelon!
maddysmommy
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
27 Jul 07
It's been a long time since I last had watermelon. Mostly we would just refridgerate it to keep it nice and cold. I love them when they are sweet. Ok now I am getting hungry with all your discussions on food LOL