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ASK THE EXPERTS: WHAT’S THE SUGAR CONTENT OF WATERMELON?

CECELIA WRITES: I am a diabetic and I love watermelon. Is there a high sugar content in it, and if so what amount can I eat? Very good question, Cecelia. I should preface my answer by saying that diabetics should always consult their endocrinologist and/or dietitian/diabetes educator with any … [Read more...]

2010 WATERMELON FESTIVAL CALENDAR

Last year I posted a roundup of upcoming watermelon festivals, and it seemed to come in handy for a lot of readers, so I’m doing it again this year. Below is a listing of some of the larger festivals, but if I’m missing any (and I’m sure I am), leave a comment and I’ll add it ASAP. This is only a … [Read more...]

RECIPE: WATERMELON JELLY LOGS

Every now and then I like to post a kid-friendly recipe here on What About Watermelon under the guise that I’m doing it for all the parents out there who are looking for a fun recipe to make with their kids. Of course, that’s one reason I post recipes like this, but the other reason is that I like … [Read more...]

CALIFORNIA SCIENTISTS CREATE FIRST MULTI-COLORED WATERMELON

Watermelon is a fruit that has been around for more than 2,000 years, and although truly new developments in how it’s grown are rare, they’re not unheard of. Several decades ago, the seedless watermelon was created thanks to the miracles of cross pollination. And, in the past decade, Japanese … [Read more...]

APRIL PRIZE: THE WATERMELON DIPPING BOWL

I’m not 100 percent sure what a “dipping bowl” is, but I’m guessing it’s a bowl that you put dip in for use with chips, carrots and other dippable goodies. I like this bowl because of the level of detail and how much it looks like a real watermelon. Even if you don’t do a lot of dipping, I’m sure … [Read more...]

THE MULTI-COLORED WATERMELON (PART 2)

Earlier this month, I revealed an amazing story about some scientists and botanists in California who had figured out how to grow watermelon with interiors in just about any color you can imagine. Pretty cool, right? I mean, who wouldn’t want to chow down on a red, white and blue watermelon on July … [Read more...]

WATERMELON BEER? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!

No, this isn’t another April Fool’s joke. Now that that’s out of the way, I’m very excited to announce that a San Francisco brewery called 21st Amendment Brewery – named after the constitutional amendment repealing Prohibition – has created a watermelon infused beer called Hell or High Watermelon … [Read more...]

KITTEN VS. WATERMELON

If you’ve ever had a kitten, you know that they’re very playful and somewhat unpredictable. Take the little guy in the video below, for example. He could have played with a ball of string or the dog or even his own tail, but he chose to play with a watermelon. I have to admit, that’s probably the … [Read more...]

ASK THE EXPERTS: MORE WATERMELON DESTRUCTION AND MAYHEM

ALEX ASKS: A while ago, I asked what would happen if you microwaved a watermelon and you said not to do it. Fair enough, but what would happen if you put a watermelon in liquid nitrogen and then dropped it off of a tall building? Alex, Alex, Alex… why all the animosity toward watermelons? First, … [Read more...]

WELCOME TO THE WATERMELON HOUSE!

The story is told thusly: A few years ago, Wade Wilson and Robert Banaszak hired some painters to paint their two-story brick end row house in the Logan Circle district of Washington, DC. The front of 140-year-old house came out as planned – a nice shade of fire engine red – but the side of the … [Read more...]