A Win-Win Strategy for Watermelon Season

One of the best things to enjoy on a warm summer day is a cold watermelon.  Sweet, hydrating, crisp, refreshing, red (what a beautiful color!) and nutritious -- what could be better? Here are a few things that can make your watermelon experience more complete. 1. My 'no guarantee' tips for picking a winner   Have you seen those square watermelons? Well, these tips won't work for those space-saving fruit, but for your ordinary rounded watermelon these come in handy:Tapping: Tap the watermelon with the pads of your fingers. A winning watermelon will typically have a slightly hollow sound, like the sound you get when tapping your head rather than tapping your chest.The all important yellow spot: At the bottom of the watermelon -- where it rested on the ground -- you want to find a yellow or cream-colored spot. If the spot is still white, the watermelon isn't ripe. Some say this is the most important clue to watermelon goodness. Firmness: Press your fingers and thumbs into the watermelon's skin. A good one should be hard all around with no soft spots. Weight for size: A good watermelon feels heavy for its size.Good luck! 2. A great recipe for a not-so-great watermelon Good news: a not-so-sweet watermelon makes a wonderful and easy-to-prepare cold soup. (The cucumber in the recipe masks the cucumberness of the not-so-great watermelon.) It looks like a gazpacho, but is even more refreshing. Watermelon and mint cold soup Ingredients 6 cups seedless...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news