"ViLco" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>> 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.
>
> You're talking about melons then. The ones we crackon the ground are
> watermelons, that one hasn't to seed. The rind in watermelon is what
> allows you to hold the slice in your hands, so we don't seed nor rind the
> watermelons, so cracking it open gives you a ready to eat "slice" (or
> piece)

Not watermelons. The other kinds.