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2012 WATERMELON FESTIVAL CALENDAR

It’s time once again for my annual list of the season’s watermelon festivals. As always, pretty much all of these shindigs take place in the watermelon-rich Southern region. If I’m forgetting any festivals, leave a comment and I’ll add it to the list. For a more comprehensive festival calendar, … [Read more...]

SECOND SLICE: FOUR QUICK WATERMELON QUESTIONS

The following was posted back in 2010, but they’re all good questions, so I’ve decided to post it again.   As The Watermelon Guy, I get a lot of questions about watermelon, and I’m happy to answer them. Some are great questions with simple answers. Like the ones below. DAN C. ASKS: Why … [Read more...]

RECIPE: WATERMELON BARBECUE SAUCE

You can spell barbecue however you’d like (barbecue, barbeque, BBQ), but the result is always the same – an awesome meal. Seriously, have you ever had a bad meal cooked on a grill? It’s impossible. Like a bad hot dog at a baseball game, there’s just no such thing. Your next flame broiled-meal … [Read more...]

FEATURED PHOTO: THE PERFECT SUMMER SNACK (THEN AND NOW)

The owner of this photo doesn’t know much about it, other than that it was taken in Perry, Oklahoma, some time in the 1890s or early 1900s. Despite being more than century old, this photo reminds me of my own childhood. Hot summer days. Running around in grubby, bare feet. Chowing down on giant … [Read more...]

AN INTERVIEW WITH THE 2012 WATERMELON QUEEN

Each February, the National Watermelon Association holds its annual conference. Among the many items on the event’s five-day agenda is the crowning of the new National Watermelon Queen. This year’s queen is Katelyn Kelley from Branford, FL. Not long after her coronation, Katelyn took some time … [Read more...]

SEED SPITTING CONTEST UPDATE: MY FIRST PRACTICE

With less than three months to go before my competitive seed spitting debut, I figured it was probably a good idea to start practicing my technique. But first, I took to the Internet to gather some intel. I found a rather helpful “how to” video that outlined five simple steps for achieving the best … [Read more...]

HOW TO CARVE: A WATERMELON SHARK

For those of us who live in the northeast, the next three or four months are beach season. I spent seven years as a child living in Guam and Hawaii, where “beach season” was a year-round occasion. I was also a horror movie buff (even at a young age), which means any time I entered the ocean, my mind … [Read more...]

APRIL PRIZE: THE WATERMELON OVEN MITT

A few weeks ago, I burned my arm when I reached into the oven to poke at a pizza while it was cooking. It wasn’t a bad burn, but it was enough to teach me that I should wear an oven mitt when I’m working around red-hot coils of metal inside a cramped space. With that painful lesson in mind, this … [Read more...]

RECIPE: WATERMELON PIE

A lot of watermelon recipes (including this one) note how great the dish would taste “in the hot days of summer.” That may be so, but do you know what else is true? Recipes like this would be great to make all year round! Seriously, I don’t care if I’m snowed in and it’s 10 below zero outside, a … [Read more...]