The Best Way to Pick a Watermelon - Page 2

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

A friend recently posted that the stripes on the melon should be the width of 2 fingers apart. We used that and had very good melons this year.

HonestLife · ‎04-07-2011

@wismiss @I heard this tip a couple of years ago. Since I started using it, I've never had a bad watermelon 🍉! I consider myself a bit of a melon snob, I love them all! I even tried my hand at making Watermelon Cupcakes with Watermelon Lime Cream Cheese Frosting. Dare I say Bliss!

godi · ‎03-09-2010

A farmer told me that years ago. I always buy them that way.

Qgirl26 · ‎03-20-2010

@Teddie wrote:
Love watermelon. Too bad the season is so short.

My first daughter was born in October and I craved watermelon and ate a lot of it during that summer.

@Teddie, I could have written this myself. My first daughter was born in October 1984 and I craved watermelon the entire pregnancy. She was born 3 weeks early and my mom said it was because she was hungry and wanted to come out to get something real to eat. I went home in smaller jeans than I wore before I was pregnant. Now if only that had happened the next two times.

I never could figure out how to test watermelon so I will try to keep this in mind for the future. Love it!

Duckncover · ‎07-16-2021

Have never had trouble picking out a good watermelon...until last week. Cut it open, took one look, and into the garbage it went. It was white inside and hard...but the outside looked fine, big yellow spot and everything.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

My dad always picked really good ones. He'd thump HARD with is thumb and forefinger and listened for just the right sound. I never could thump hard enough. It hurt.

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Teddie · ‎03-10-2010

@Qgirl26 wrote:
@Teddie wrote:
Love watermelon. Too bad the season is so short.

My first daughter was born in October and I craved watermelon and ate a lot of it during that summer.
@Teddie, I could have written this myself. My first daughter was born in October 1984 and I craved watermelon the entire pregnancy. She was born 3 weeks early and my mom said it was because she was hungry and wanted to come out to get something real to eat. I went home in smaller jeans than I wore before I was pregnant. Now if only that had happened the next two times.

I never could figure out how to test watermelon so I will try to keep this in mind for the future. Love it!

@Qgirl26 Oh wow, our daughters are close then. Mine was born in 1985. And funny what moms say!

Time to get another watermelon. We cut ours up and put in large bowls so it’s ready in the fridge.

Katcat1 · ‎07-21-2011

@wismiss Thank you for posting. I wonder how you can tell a "mini" watermelon is ripe? Do you know? As a single person I do not need a whole, large watermelon.

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Qgirl26 · ‎03-20-2010

@Teddie wrote:
@Qgirl26 wrote:
@Teddie wrote:
Love watermelon. Too bad the season is so short.

My first daughter was born in October and I craved watermelon and ate a lot of it during that summer.
@Teddie, I could have written this myself. My first daughter was born in October 1984 and I craved watermelon the entire pregnancy. She was born 3 weeks early and my mom said it was because she was hungry and wanted to come out to get something real to eat. I went home in smaller jeans than I wore before I was pregnant. Now if only that had happened the next two times.

I never could figure out how to test watermelon so I will try to keep this in mind for the future. Love it!
@Qgirl26 Oh wow, our daughters are close then. Mine was born in 1985. And funny what moms say!

Time to get another watermelon. We cut ours up and put in large bowls so it’s ready in the fridge.