{"id":338,"date":"2010-07-08T11:12:54","date_gmt":"2010-07-08T11:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=338"},"modified":"2018-04-08T06:08:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T06:08:45","slug":"the-national-watermelon-carving-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2010\/07\/the-national-watermelon-carving-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NATIONAL WATERMELON CARVING CONTEST"},"content":{"rendered":"

As some of you might know, July is National Watermelon Month. As national food months go, National Watermelon Month, for me, is right up there with National Meat Month (January), National Peanut Butter Lover\u2019s Month (November) and National Ice Cream Month (also July\u2026 yes, July will be a good month).<\/p>\n

To celebrate National Watermelon Month, I\u2019ve decided to use the What About Watermelon blog to host the \u201cNational Watermelon Carving Contest.\u201d The rules are pretty simple and the prize is pretty nice, too (but more on that later\u2026 maybe).<\/p>\n

All you need to do, between now and August 31, is send me photos of your\u00a0 best watermelon carving. And when I say \u201ccarving,\u201d I don\u2019t mean those amazingly intricate carvings you\u2019ve seen online. I\u2019m talking about carved and hollowed out watermelons in the shape of cars, animals or just plain baskets and used to hold fruit salad. Sort of like the one above or\u00a0 the one I made and wrote about previously<\/a> on What About Watermelon.<\/p>\n

Tips and ideas for carvings (feel free to make one of these) can be found on the National Watermelon Promotion Board website<\/span>. At the end of August I\u2019ll choose the four best carvings and post them here on What About Watermelon for a public vote in early September.<\/p>\n

And now the good part. The winner of EACH category, as determined by the votes of watermelon fans across the nation, will receive\u2026 a very cool prize that I still need to figure out (anyone have any ideas?). Not bad for a little bit of work with your favorite fruit, huh? Throughout July and August, I\u2019ll post reminders about the contest and some carving tips. The rest is up to you!
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SEMI-OFFICIAL RULES<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. All carvings must be original creations, carved either by the person submitting the entry or with a little help from friends and family.<\/p>\n

2. All entries must be accompanied by TWO photos: One photo of the finished carving (a few different photos from different angles is preferred) and one photo of the finished carving with the person submitting the entry. This part is important, so don\u2019t forget to get both photos!<\/p>\n

3. All entries must be emailed to watermelonexperts@gmail.com before midnight on August 31.<\/p>\n

4. Have fun! This part is also important. It doesn\u2019t matter what your finished carving looks like; just send the picture,\u00a0 because it might be one of the final four chosen by me or an honorable mention featured here on the blog!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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