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Brooklyn1

On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:05:41 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>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

Um, that messy sticky sauce splashed all over Julie's melons is not
what you think... I'd be pleased to make a test run for your analyzing
pleasure. hehe