How to Beat the Heat with some Read and Green! It's National Watermelon Day!
With temperatures in the high 90's today in Delray Beach....and even in the 100's in our midwest anything you can do to beat the heat and keep you hydrated is a big plus!
Today is National Watermelon Day! Settle down.. it's not an official government day so you still have to go to work. But why not pick up something fun to help you through these hot days!
Just a few fun facts:
* Watermelon is 92% water! No wonder it's a great thirst quencher!
* The first recorded harvest was 5000 years ago in Egypt!
* It is, by weight, the most consumed melon in the U.S.
When we were on our boat fishing or diving... watermelon was always in our cooler. Big chunks of it sure beat eating bags of chips or cookies!
You can buy seedless watermelon... or if you are of a mind, buy it with seeds and have fun outside acting like a kid again. We've found the smaller baby or bush watermelons to be just as good and great for when it's just the two of you!
And, don't forget ... watermelon while good alone, likes you to get a little creative with it! There's pickled
watermelon rinds, watermelon in salads, watermelon smoothies, grilled watermelon, injected watermelon (surely
you know of that!) and watermelon cocktails!
Two tips! Look for the Field spot, which should be a creamy yellow. This is where the watermelon rested on the soil.
Wash the melon (and other fruits) before cutting into them. You don't want things on the skin to transfer to the meat of the fruit!
So get out there and quench your thirst with some red and green!
