What About Watermelon?

RECIPE: WATERMELON CAKE

The great thing about this recipe is that it uses pieces of watermelon in the cake and watermelon juice in the frosting. And it also looks like watermelon when it’s sliced and served. The original recipe called for red food coloring in the frosting to make it red, which I guess works for the top … [Read more...]

BEHIND THE WATERMELON: THE ICE BOX

So far in our ongoing “Behind the Watermelon” series, we’ve learned about the yellow flesh watermelon. Today I thought I’d shed a little light on a popular variety known as the Ice Box. The round Ice Box is one of the smaller types of watermelon (5 to 15 pounds) and is available in varieties like … [Read more...]

ASK THE EXPERTS: HOW MANY WATERMELONS DO I NEED TO BUY?

In this recurring column, our panel of watermelon experts answer a question posed through our “Ask the Experts” feature in the right hand sidebar. Feel free to ask your own question. All questions get a response and some will be featured here on What About Watermelon. PAT R. FROM WICHITA, KANSAS, … [Read more...]

IT’S THE “WHAT ABOUT WATERMELON” SEED SPITTIN’ CONTEST!

Watermelon seed spitting contests are held all over the world, but each year, at the Watermelon Thump festival in Luling, Texas, the best spitters in the nation come together for the World Championship Seed Spitting Contest. It’s a sight to behold, complete with TV cameras and a sizable crowd. In … [Read more...]

FEATURED PHOTO AND PET: BEAUTIFUL WEDGES AND ROMEO THE DOG

I’m big on watermelon images as my computer wallpaper. While everyone else has photos of family pets or their favorite sports team, I’m displaying images of juicy Desert Kings and Royal Jubilees. Oh well, to each his own. The image above is my current wallpaper. Has been for about two weeks now. I … [Read more...]

ASK THE EXPERTS: IS IT OKAY TO EAT WATERMELON SEEDS?

RECIPE: DEEP FRIED WATERMELON

I’ve always held a special place in my heart (and stomach) for deep fried foods. I actually received a deep fryer as a gift a few years ago. I imagined cooking all sorts of things in it. French fries and chicken wings, of course, but also unusual things like ice cream and pickles and carnival … [Read more...]

DID YOU KNOW: THE WORLD RECORD FOR EATING WATERMELON

I once ate an entire five-pound watermelon in one sitting. I’m not ashamed to admit it either, unlike that time I ate a whole half of a chocolate cake just because my brother said I couldn’t do it. I’m no competitive eater, mind you, I’m just not one to back down from a challenge, no matter how sick … [Read more...]

JULY POLL – GALLAGHER: CRIME AGAINST WATERMELON OR ALL IN GOOD FUN?

Everyone knows who Gallagher is, right? He’s the shaggy- haired guy who created a stand-up comedy routine in the ‘80s centered around smashing watermelons to bits using his signature Sledge-O-Matic. Even as a child, I always wondered: Was his destruction of poor, innocent watermelons good for the … [Read more...]

FEATURED PRODUCT AND JULY PRIZE: THE WATERMELON CANDLE

Behold the watermelon candle. 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’t smell anything like this candle. They probably smell like wet dirt … [Read more...]