{"id":115,"date":"2009-08-07T14:15:13","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T14:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=115"},"modified":"2018-04-08T06:08:43","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T06:08:43","slug":"behind-the-watermelon-the-ice-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2009\/08\/behind-the-watermelon-the-ice-box\/","title":{"rendered":"BEHIND THE WATERMELON: THE ICE BOX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215 aligncenter\" title=\"iceboxwatermleon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/iceboxwatermleon.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/iceboxwatermleon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/iceboxwatermleon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/iceboxwatermleon.jpg 360w\" alt=\"iceboxwatermleon\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/>So far in our ongoing \u201cBehind the Watermelon\u201d series, we\u2019ve learned about the yellow flesh watermelon. Today I thought I\u2019d shed a little light on a popular variety known as the Ice Box.<\/p>\n<p>The round Ice Box is one of the smaller types of watermelon (5 to 15 pounds) and is available in varieties like the Tiger Baby, Sugar Baby, Mickeylee, Minilee, Petite Sweet, and Yellow Doll. With such adorable names, it\u2019s no wonder the Ice Box is one of America\u2019s most popular watermelons (just ask <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.consciouskitchen.net\/2008\/08\/sugarbaby-watermelon-to-remember.html\">this person<\/span>). Other than cute names, they\u2019re popular mainly for their compact size, which allows buyers to fit them easily inside their refrigerator or a picnic cooler. For the same reasons, farmers like growing the Ice Box because they can grow more of them in a field.<\/p>\n<p>The Ice Box is available mainly with red flesh, but can also be found with yellow or cream-colored flesh (we\u2019ll cover cream fleshed watermelons in detail in the future).<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I have to admit I\u2019m a big fan of the Ice Box varieties, and not just for the convenient size. I\u2019ve found them to be very sweet and tasty watermelons. Again, that\u2019s probably because of the size because the flavor is more concentrated in a smaller package!<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>UP NEXT: A math lesson to determine watermelon servings for a giant picnic<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So far in our ongoing \u201cBehind the Watermelon\u201d series, we\u2019ve learned about the yellow flesh watermelon. Today I thought I\u2019d shed a little light on a popular variety known as the Ice Box. 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