{"id":1900,"date":"2015-06-12T12:32:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T12:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2017-06-13T07:38:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T07:38:24","slug":"second-slice-discovering-the-simple-joys-of-watermelon-popsicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/second-slice-discovering-the-simple-joys-of-watermelon-popsicles\/","title":{"rendered":"SECOND SLICE: DISCOVERING THE SIMPLE JOYS OF WATERMELON POPSICLES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is just over one week away, which means several things. More trips to the pool, more barbequed burgers for dinner, more watermelon and more popsicles. Today\u2019s \u201cSecond Slice\u201d gives you two things \u2014 watermelon and popsicles \u2014 at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Now that I\u2019m 40 (it pains me just to type that), I don\u2019t eat a lot of popsicles. Luckily, I\u2019ve got a four-year-old running around the house, and she loves popsicles. She\u2019s also not shy about sharing them with me, so I\u2019ve been able to indulge in the long-lost snack more often lately.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5628 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/5-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The popsicles we buy are carefully chosen based on their combination of real fruit juice and overall healthiness. So when I saw a recipe on the National Watermelon Promotion Board website for \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.watermelon.org\/Recipes\/Watermelon-Slice-Popsicles-208.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watermelon Slice Popsicles<\/a>,\u201d I had to check it out. Turns out, it\u2019s the simplest recipe they\u2019ve got \u2013 just take a watermelon wedge and put a popsicle stick in the bottom!<\/p>\n<p>You can freeze the wedges, either fully or partially, to make them colder and even more refreshing. I tested them out with our little popsicle critic and she gave them two thumbs up.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>UP NEXT: The 2015 Watermelon Carving Contest has arrived!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Remember, all comments left on the blog this month are entered to win our June prize \u2013 a <u><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/june-prize-which-three-dips-would-you-put-in-this-bowl\/\">set of watermelon dip bowls<\/span><\/u> \u2013 so comment as often as you\u2019d like! \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is just over one week away, which means several things. 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