On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:35:26 +0100, "Ophelia"
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>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:19:27 +0100, "Ophelia"
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>>>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>>> On 6/29/2013 10:49 AM, Kalmia wrote:
>>>>> Watermelon is pretty nutritious, but I hate the seeds. I'll pay more
>>>>> for
>>>>> the seedless, if need be.
>>>>>
>>>> Dried watermelon seeds (probably brined, they were salty) were a real
>>>> treat when I lived in Thailand. I'd buy them from a street vendor. The
>>>> only ones I was able to find in the US (we're talking many years ago)
>>>> hadn't been rinsed and they weren't salted. They tasted sweet. Not
>>>> what
>>>> I was looking for.
>>>>
>>>> I'm probably one of the few people who dislikes the taste of watermelon.
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>>>I'm not keen either.
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>> Yeah, watermelons are kind of huge... I much prefer honeydews.
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>We have a very small one on sale here (don't know what kind it is) and it is
>lovely and sweet!

Those mammoth watermelons sag... honeydews are sweet n' perky.