"ViLco" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>> Same thing I thougth when I first heard of this method, but it's
>>> perfectly clean.
>>> BTW you can also break them on a table
>
>> That hardly sounds less messy and the rind would still need to be
>> removed. And the seeds!
>
> Do you really remove the rind and the seeds everytime? I understand why
> you have these issues

Of course! Who wants to pick around the seeds? And as I said, it is no
longer advised to serve it with the rind on if it is a bumpy rind. I used
to just cut in half, scoop out the seeds and serve. But my family doesn't
like to eat it this way. They prefer it cut up and no rind.