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[mick]

say novomira,you know what alice does for me with watermelon?
she cuts it into nice big cubes and cools it down and we eat it when ever are buds get the urge for melon stuff.
very nice of you to mention the cool stuff. i like the seedless better but either one taste the same.
i say mighty down right nice of you to offer that stuff from texas.
nice and warm again 111* and the pool h2o is 92*. had three intros since i got up this morning.

alice makes a mean potato salad with green peppers,celary,onions,diced eggs,lots of sliced eggs on the topping with paprika. miracle whip is our best ingredient for the mixings,maybe a little mustard too.

[greg s]

Take that Texas watermelon and turn it into a REAL treat:

Spiked Watermelon Daiquiri with Citrus-Ginger Infusion Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2002

1/2 cups fresh pineapple, cored, coarsely chopped
16 cups Spiked Watermelon, recipe follows
5 cups Citrus-Ginger Infusion, recipe follows
30 cups ice
Citrus-Flavored Vodka, as desired
Fresh mint sprigs, garnish
Straws, garnish


Place the pineapple in a plastic container in the freezer until completely frozen, at least 3 hours. In a blender, combine 1 1/2 cups spiked watermelon, 6 tablespoons frozen pineapple, and 1/2 cup Citrus-Ginger Infusion. (Amount of infusion may be increased or decreased according to individual taste.) Blend on high speed until well combined. Add enough ice to fill the blender, 3 cups, and additional vodka, as desired, and blend until smooth. Pour into tall chilled glasses or a pitcher. Repeat with the remaining ingredients, to make about 10 blenderfuls. Garnish with mint sprigs and serve with a long straw.

Spiked Watermelon:
1 (10-pound) seedless yellow watermelon
3 cups citrus-flavored vodka

Cut a hole in the top of the watermelon, wide and deep enough to insert a funnel. Pour in as much vodka through the funnel as can be absorbed (1/2 to 1 cup). Remove the funnel and replace the watermelon plug. Let sit for 4 hours.
Again, pour in as much vodka as can be absorbed. Repeat the process until all the vodka has been absorbed. (The watermelon flesh gradually will absorb all the vodka.) Refrigerate until well chilled. When ready to make the daiquiris, cut the watermelon in half and scoop out the flesh.


Citrus-Ginger Infusion:
2 1/2 cups water
5 cups granulated sugar
2 cups chopped lemon grass
1/2 cup julienned fresh ginger
4 lemons, zested and juiced

Combine the water, sugar, lemon grass, ginger, and lemon juice and zest in large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool.
Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a clean container and reserve for the daiquiris. (Infusion will keep for 2 weeks, refrigerated and also may be used to flavor dressings or drizzle over fresh fruit.)

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_19587,00.html