Watermelon! 9 Summer Recipes

From a small town country boy...Fruit is ALWAYS picked green so it's ALMOST ripe when it hits the stores. So how do you know if a melon is ripe? Watermelon...Look for lots of little brown "trails" on the green skin. Those are "bee tracks"...bees have tapped into the melon to suck the juice. That's a SURE sign of ripeness. Cantaloupe & Honeydew? Scratch & sniff! Scratch either end of the melon & sniff it. If it doesn't smell like the fruit, it's not ready...the rind will be thick & the taste just won't be there.

melons very easy to grow in a small area. As you said, great with yogurt... try draining the yogurt through a coffee filter and it almost like greek yogurt or cream cheese.... can think of many more ways to enjoy a melon bounty.

Smoothies , WATERMELEN & CANTELOPE ?

Smoothies , WATERMELEN & CANTELOPE ?

I 'donut' care for watermelon too much. Too much water content in 'dem orbs. But, it's ok tho. I like canteylopes better. Baboon

I love seedless watermelon and can eat it often and much. The only problem is that it raises my blood count skyhigh. Have to do without now to please my daily blood test.

YUMMY!!..& low calories, too!!

YUMMY!!...& low calories, too!!

YUMMY!!...& low calories, too!!

I can't wait to try a few of these recipes. I Love watermelon.