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Did you know?

National Watermelon Day is August 3
- no holidays in August? ... a perfect excuse for an August party!

By weight, watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S.,
followed by cantaloupe and honeydew.

In Israel and Egypt, the sweet taste of watermelon
is often paired with the salty taste of feta cheese.

In China and Japan watermelon is a popular gift to bring a host.

How to choose a watermelon
(from watermelon.org)
1. Look the watermelon over. You are looking for a firm,
symmetrical watermelon that is free from bruises, cuts or dents.

2. Lift it up. The watermelon should be heavy for it's size. Watermelon is
92% water, most of the weight is water.

3. Turn it over. The underside of the watermelon should have a creamy yellow spot
from where it sat on the ground and ripened in the sun.

 


Watermelon Clip Art


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Cucumber, Watermelon and Feta Salad from homemade simple

Serves: 6
Prep time: 10 minutes
Chill time: 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS
7 cups seeded watermelon cubes
3 cups cucumbers, halved and sliced
1/2 cup feta cheese
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup copped mint
Kosher salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine watermelon and cucumber in large bowl.
Sprinkle feta cheese over top and toss lightly.
Drizzle balsamic vinegar over top and scatter mint, add salt to taste.
Chill for 20 minutes before serving.

 

thanks brenda for the carved watermelon photo - cute baby  carriage for a baby shower

How to Carve a Watermelon Swan

How to Make a Watermelon Basket Party Decoration - Step by Step Recipe

Carving Diagrams for * The Whale * The Swan * The Baby Carriage * The Ship @ Tiara Sweetmelons

 

WATERMELON RECIPES

Bread Salad with Watermelon, Feta and Red Onion

Watermelon Recipe of the Month from watermelon.org

How to Make a Vodka Watermelon

CHILLED WATERMELON SOUP

drunken watermelon on tap

*Deep Fried Watermelon *Watermelon Barbecue Sauce
*Watermelon Slush *Fire and Ice Salsa *Watermelon Waldorf Salad

Frozen Watermelon Mousse
2-1/2 cups seeded, diced watermelon
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup whipping cream, whipped

Place watermelon in container of an electric blender, and process until smooth. Reserve 2-1/4 cups puree, discarding any remaining puree. Combine gelatin and 1/4 cup watermelon puree. Bring remaining 2 cups puree to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; add gelatin mixture, and stir until gelatin dissolves. Stir in sugar and lemon juice, and chill mixture until consistency of unbeaten egg white. Fold whipped cream into chilled watermelon mixture. Spoon into a lightly oiled 6-cup mold. Cover and freeze 8 hours or until firm; unmold onto serving plate. Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
Recipe from North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services North Carolina produces about 8,800 acres of watermelon valued at over $7.7 million
.

WATERMELON CHICKEN SALAD
1 (3 lb.) Red watermelon
12 oz. oriental noodles, uncooked
1 lb. grilled chicken breasts, boneless
10 oz. seedless cucumbers, thinly sliced with peel
2 oz. green onion, thinly sliced
Parsley sprigs
Garnish: Bamboo shoots
Sweet and Sour Ginger Dressing (see below)

Preparation: Remove rind from watermelon and cut flesh into 1- to 1 ½ inch cubes. Cover and refrigerate. Cook and drain noodles, set aside. Arrange 1 sliced chicken breast on a spiral on 3 oz. of noodles. Place 3/4 cup cubed watermelon and 1/3 cup sliced cucumbers beside chicken. Sprinkle with parsley sprigs. Garnish with bamboo shoots and serve with Sweet and Sour Ginger Dressing.

SWEET AND SOUR GINGER DRESSING
2 1/2 Tbsp. rice vinegar
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. ginger root, minced
4 oz. soy oil
1 oz. sesame oil

Preparation: Mix vinegar, soy sauce, and ginger root until well mixed; set aside. Combine soy and sesame oils in salad dressing shaker; gradually add vinegar mixture until blended. Shake well before serving. Florida Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Really Cute Summer Dessert Idea:

How To Make Ice Cream Shaped Like Watermelon
By Donna Rivera

Summer is here and everyone likes the idea of ice cream. If you are throwing a dinner party or just having some friends over for dinner, you will amaze them when you bring out this ice cream dessert. It looks like a watermelon, even when you slice it. It even has the 'seeds'. It is easy to make and so impressive.

Ingredients

Lime Sherbet, softened
Raspberry Sherbet, softened. Or you can use cherry or strawberry. It just needs to be red or pink in color.
mini chocolate chips

Line a large mixing bowl with the softened Lime Sherbet. Think of this lining as the skin of the watermelon. Don't make it too thick, but don't make it too thin either.

Next, mix the chocolate chips with the raspberry sherbet and fill in the rest of the bowl. The red or pink sherbet is the inside of the watermelon and the mini chocolate chips are the watermelon seeds.

Seal the bowl and refreeze the sherbet watermelon. Once the sherbet has refrozen, remove the seal and turn the bowl upside down onto a large plate. Use a warm towel on the bottom of the bowl to help the ice cream release. Slice the "watermelon" and serve. When served, each piece will look like a slice of watermelon and taste yummy, too.

Donna Rivera-Loudon
Tips for Today's Woman Donna has an MBA in Information Technology and is currently a Tupperware Director and CEO of her own company. She also teaches online Management and Business classes for a local community college as well as computer classes for a four-year university. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Donna_Rivera
http://EzineArticles.com/?How-To-Make-Ice-Cream-Shaped-Like-Watermelon&id=239489

Also called a "Watermelon Bombe" joyofbaking has photos. You can also add a thin layer of white sherbet.

 

LookSmart's FindArticles - Cut and carve, watermelon fun - recipes - The Good Foods of Summer: A Special Section
Sunset, July, 1990

Watermelon Beaded Safety Pin Wearable Craft

 

WATERMELON PARTY GAMES

Seed Count

Fill a jar with watermelon seeds, and encourage guests to guess the number of seeds in the jar.

Seed Spitting

Lay a long piece of butcher paper on the ground. Guests stand at one end, and compete to spit their seeds the farthest. Mark each guests seed on the paper before the next guest spits.

Watermelon Relay

Can be played in the pool with a floating watermelon, or rolled on dry land.
Teams push watermelons back and forth using only their heads.

Watermelon Eating Contest

Slice dozens of pieces of watermelon, and weigh them so all contestants start with the same amount of watermelon. First guest to finish wins. Establish rules about how much "red" can be left on the rinds, or cut the rinds off beforehand.

Watermelon Polo

This is played in the deep end of a swimming pool. Divide the group into two teams. Throw a watermelon into the pool (it will float). Throw, pass, give, hand, dive, or toss the watermelon to other team members to try to get it past the “goal” of the other team. The team wins who is successful at getting the watermelon to sit on the ledge at the other side of the pool. This is hysterical and a very challenging game, recommended for adults.

Watermelon Carving Contest

If guests are adults, provide knives and carving tools for contestants to create the most creative watermelon display. Blindfold them for hilarious results. For kids, plastic knives might work, have them cut shapes into individual slices of melon.

 

 

Many teachers around the country
have created very cute "units" with games,
songs, crafts, and activities for students.
So many great ideas here, its hard to list them all!

 

 

Watermelon Coloring Page Preschool Watermelon Song and Craft Watermelon lessons, activity sheets, and coloring pages
Watermelon Links Mrs. Pohlmeyer's Kinder Page - Watermelon Watermelon-One Day Theme
Kinder~Themes Watermelon Theme at Teaching Heart Mrs. Sirois's One Day Watermelon Unit

The Virtual Vine's Wild About Watermelons

Kinderpond's Wonderful Watermelons Watermelon Just Got Better from the USDA Agricultural Research Service



 


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