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\"\"<\/a>Behold the watermelon candle<\/a>. I actually smelled this candle not long ago in a store. It smelled the way I imagine a giant watermelon patch in Georgia might smell right before the harvest. Of course, watermelon patches probably don\u2019t smell anything like this candle. They probably smell like wet dirt and fertilizer, but who wants a candle that smells like wet dirt and fertilizer?<\/p>\n

Like most food-scented candles, it made me wish I had a spoon so I could scoop some up and see if it tasted just as good. Maybe spread it on toast or something. But enough about my weird sensory impulses. (Although, in my defense, the website does describe the candle as \u201cso life-like, it makes you almost want to take a bite.\u201d)<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll send one of these mouth-watering candles to one commenter chosen at random this month. Please don\u2019t try eating it. I was only kidding about that\u2026 sort of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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