Consuming
Thoughts
by
Fay Strickler
Penn State Extension
Home Economist for
Berks Co.
Watermelon
Easy-to-serve watermelon has
been around for a long time but
it’s still as up-to-date as any con
venience food you’ll find in a
modem market.
Watermelon culture goes back
to prehistoric times. There are
pictures or drawings by the an
cient Egyptians that show they
raised watermelons.
For centuries it was believed
that watermelons came from
Asia, but no evidence has been
found that they ever grew wild.
About 100 years ago, the great
missionary-explorer. David Liv
ingstone, settled the question of
origin when he found large tracts
in Central Africa literally covered
with watermelons growing wild.
Watermelons were introduced
into this country by the early set-
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been considerable changes in va
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so popular varieties grown for the
market as late as 1950, only two
or three are still considered im
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more resistant to disease, ship
better and taste better are being
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grown in Southeast Pennsylvania
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very popular.
To select a ripe, juicy melon
look for one that’s symmetrical in
shape, fresh and attractive in ap
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the variety. A melon that has a
pointed end generally isn’t ma
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over the surface of the rind, giv
ing it a velvety appearance, but
too often the bloom gets rubbed
off in handling and moving. A
fully ripe watermelon has a thin
outer skin that peels easily when
scraped with the fingernail. But,
it’s not a good practice to go
around leaving unsightly scratch
marks on melons you don’t de
cide to buy.
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ing a ripe, juicy melon is to look
at the underside or belly of the
melon that laid on the ground.
This ground color changes from
white to creamy white or yellow
tinge with maturity.
Some people thump or slap a
watermelon. Generally, this is too
vague a test to be used by an am
ateur. The thump test is often
used at harvest time in the field
by a skilled person who knows
what sound to expect from a par
ticular variety. If you want to try
your skill, an immature melon
gives a metallic ringing sound
while a mature melon gives a
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more muffled or dead sound. The
only trouble is that an overripe
melon gives the same dull sound,
so this method of testing has its
limitations.
Selecting ripe, sweet tasting
melons has been made consid
erably easier with the trend to
ward selling cut pieces. Choose a
cut piece with a full red color
across the surface.
Light color or streaks of white
indicate immaturity. Seeds
should be black or dark brown
for full ripeness, not white. For
best taste there should be no
cracks or hollows.
er program, the Pennsylvania
Floral Industry Association, the
Pennsylvania Landscape and
Nursery Association and the
Pennsylvania Department of Ag
riculture marketing program.
Gardener Select plants for
2002 are listed below. “Each of
these plants grew and flowered
well in the evaluation gardens
and is an excellent choice for
home gardens and commercial
plantings across the common
wealth,” said Berghage.
Annuals; Argyranthemum
“Butterfly,” French Marigold
“Bonanza Bolero,” Ornamental
Pepper “Super Chili,” Petunia
“Purple Wave,” Petunia “Pink
Wave,” Petunia “Kahuna Vio
let,” Rudbeckia “Indian Sum
mer,” farinacea Signum Verbena
“Aztec Dark Lavender,” Verbena
“Tapien Blue Violet” and Zinnia
“Profusion Orange.”
Perennials: Echinacea purpu
rea “Magnus,” Perovskia atripli
cifolia “Russian sage.” and Rud
beckia fulgida “Goldsturm.”
jewelry, home and garden items,
household items, sporting goods
and tickets, celebrity photos,
plants, gift certificates, and a va
riety of crafts. Great food and
fun activities for children will
also be available.
Proceeds from the event help
Hospice of Lancaster County
provide hospice care and be
reavement support programs to
patients and their families coping
with serious illness and loss.
Don’t forget to bring your lawn
chairs. Visa and Mastercard aie
accepted. For more information,
call (717) 295-3900 or visit the
Web at www.hospice
oflancaster.org.
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