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I\u2019ve written in the past<\/a> about how fans of a certain professional football team in Canada have made a tradition of wearing watermelon helmets on game day. The team has no known connections to watermelon, although the team color is a very watermelon-like shade of green, so I\u2019m not really sure what sparked this practice. Probably a mixture of alcohol and boredom.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not suggesting that anyone wear a watermelon helmet during the upcoming \u201cbig game\u201d on February 5, but I would like to offer the following step-by-step guide to carving your own watermelon helmet (adapted from the instructions on the National Watermelon Promotion Board website<\/a>). Unlike the fans\u2019 helmets, this one isn\u2019t for your head, it\u2019s for filling with fruit salad. It\u2019ll be empty by half time though, so what you do with it after that is completely up to you.<\/p>\n

MATERIALS NEEDED<\/strong><\/p>\n

Large carving knife
\nSmall paring knife
\nLarge spoon
\nSmall spoon
\nPotato peeler<\/p>\n

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STEP 1 \u2013 Using a round watermelon, slice off a piece approximately four inches from the stem. Set this piece aside to create the facemask later. Although you can\u2019t tell from this photo, the watermelon I used was one of those small volleyball-sized personal watermelons (those aren\u2019t dinner plates).\u00a0 I\u2019d recommend using a larger watermelon \u2014 something closer to the size of an actual football helmet \u2014\u00a0 if you can find one this time of the year.<\/p>\n

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STEP 2 \u2013 Make a curved cut from one side of the melon to the other to create the face portion of the helmet. Hollow out the entire melon. I used an ice cream scoop to get most of the red stuff out and then used a regular spoon to scrape the inside down to the white rind (that part took a little while). As you can see, my mini watermelon yielded quite a bit of juicy goodness. There was actually a lot more, but I ate it while I was scooping it out.<\/p>\n

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STEP 3 \u2013 To make the mouth guard part of the helmet, take the piece that was set aside in step #1 and place it cut side down. Postion knife at the center of stem end and cut in half. Remove flesh. Then cut the top part (the stem part) off of that section so it lays flat when you put it in the helmet.<\/p>\n

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STEP 4 \u2013 Carve mouthpiece with a small paring knife and use a potato peeler to shave off the green skin. To assemble, place mouth piece on a plate. Place the helmet piece on top, pushing the ends of the facemask towards the inside of the helmet. Use toothpicks to keep the mouth guard in place, if you need to. Fill with fruit salad, crab dip, or your head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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