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Janet

In article >, Ross@home says...
>
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:27:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >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.
>
> Don't walk around holding the melon at arms length above your head
> while cutting it.

I knew a woman who drowned doing that.

Janet