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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1994
Page
14
A guide notes watermelons are about 92 percent water and estimates Americans eat roughly 14 pounds per year. It covers ripeness tests, serving suggestions, and a simple watermelon juice recipe including removing rind and seeds, blending, chilling, and freezing portions for drinks.
A home recipe for frozen watermelon treats blends sugar water and juices then freezer steps. The article notes watermelon growth needs including seeds or plants sandy soil fertilizer water and sunny days taking about 90 days to harvest. It also mentions bees pollinating blossoms and a 253 pound world record watermelon by Vernon Conrad of Bixby Oklahoma.
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