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Janet

In article >, says...
>
> Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >>
> >> Janet wrote:
> >>> In article <e23ed1e3-c8b0-4d36-bf5b-7e9ca06b9463
> >>> @l6g2000pbi.googlegroups.com>, says...
> >>>>
> >>>> On Jul 13, 2:34 am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> >>>>> My family is going through melon like crazy and they don't like to
> >>>>> eat them with the rind on. Plus I just read online that it is no
> >>>>> longer safe to serve some kinds like cantaloupe with the rind on
> >>>>> because it traps salmonella. Only smooth rinds like watermelon are
> >>>>> safe to serve that way.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> If you're worried, wash the outside of the melon before you cut
> >>> it.
> >>>
> >>> Cut it in half. Cut each half into 3 or 4 wedges. Take each
> >>> wedge and slice out the seedy part with the knife. Now run the knife
> >>> between the skin and the flesh and discard the skin. Either serve
> >>> the wedges whole or cut them crossways into strips.
> >>
> >> That is what I did but it is sooo messy!
> >
> > Rinse your hands and chopping board under the tap when you finish.
> > How hard is that?
>
> The juice gets up my arms, onto the counter, onto the floor. It is harder
> than just rinsing things off. The juice is sticky. It needs to be cleaned.

This is a serious case requiring melon therapy counselling, available on
the internet from any expensive charlatan. Just send samples of the skin
to get a full bio-analysis of your neurological deficit.

(That's your skin, not the melon skin).

Janet