Desperately seeking a watermelon whisperer! ?
(You read that right.)
I could easily eat two 20-pound watermelons a week. They’re my favorite summer fruit, but so far this has been the Summer of Junk Watermelon (and yes, that’s “junk” as an adjective, which I think might be a local Hawaii thing), since every one I’ve gotten has been about as flavorful as a dirty Styrofoam cooler.
The one I got from Target last week made me the saddest of sad pandas. ? Not only was it at least 60% rind, but the red fruit part was so overripe that it felt like tapioca pudding.
Blech! It was super gross. I ended up throwing it out (and I absolutely HATE throwing out food). Is there such a thing as having a bad streak of watermelon luck" I’ve done the research. I try to follow best watermelon-picking practices. I follow the guidelines I saw on a sign at Trader Joe’s…but based on every single melon I’ve gotten so far in 2019, I have a special talent for picking all the wrong ones. LOL!

It’s at the point where I’m only going to buy the small ones until this problem gets worked out.
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