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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Yesterday my sister in law served pureed watermelon mixed with Squirt.  Watermelon vodka was available for the adults.  Very tasty.  She made her ice cubes out of frozen water melon puree.  This could be a way to keep watermelon all year &#039;round!  &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Take along a strong back when visiting the farmers markets in August: a ten-pound watermelon will call, &amp;quot;Take me home! Eat me up!&amp;quot; Watermelons are inexpensive, easy to eat -- and with just a few minutes of research, there&#039;s more to watermelon than wedges. Here are 16 recipe ideas, all perfectly suited to hot summer days. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We love watermelons. For us, watermelons and summers are synonymous. No fruit quenches thirst like the crunchy watermelon. True to its name, watermelons have very high water content about 92%. They are also an excellent of vitamins A, B and C, magnesium and potassium. Pink watermelons contain beta carotene and lycopene, a cancer-fighting anti oxidant.&amp;quot; ~ read more &lt;a href=&quot;http://currybazaar.blogspot.com/2007/07/watermelon-icecream-and-melon-surprise.html&quot;&gt;about watermelon&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;b&gt;Curry Bazaar&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;DRINKS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://laylita.com/recipes/2008/06/06/watermelon-mimosa/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x144/KitchenParade_photos/BlogHer/LaylitasRecipes-watermelon-mimosa.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Photo by Laylita&amp;#039;s Recipes&quot; title=&quot;photo by Laylita&amp;#039;s Recipes&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Laylita&#039;s Recipes&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://laylita.com/recipes/2008/06/06/watermelon-mimosa/&quot;&gt;Watermelon Mimosa&lt;/a&gt; (pictured above)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Fresh Approach Cooking&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://freshcatering.blogspot.com/2005/05/vodka-spiked-watermelon-recipe.html&quot;&gt;how to spike a watermelon with vodka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Al Dente&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aldenteblog.com/2008/07/happy-hour-drin.html&quot;&gt;Watermelon Lemonade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;APPETIZERS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://foodietots.com/2008/07/01/breezy-watermelon-gazpacho/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x144/KitchenParade_photos/BlogHer/FoodieTots-watermelongazpacho262996.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;photo by Foodie Tots&quot; title=&quot;photo by Foodie Tots&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Foodie Tots&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://foodietots.com/2008/07/01/breezy-watermelon-gazpacho/&quot;&gt;Watermelon Gazpacho&lt;/a&gt; (pictured above)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;CookThink&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cookthink.com/recipe/11963/Watermelon_Pizza&quot;&gt;Watermelon Pizza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Cook Almost Anything Once&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://cookalmostanything.blogspot.com/2006/02/watermelon-cubes-with-marinated-fetta.html&quot;&gt;Watermelon Cubes with Marinated Feta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SALADS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://inspiredbites.blogspot.com/2008/06/cucumber-and-watermelon-salad.html&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x144/KitchenParade_photos/BlogHer/InspiredBites-watermelon029.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;photo by Inspired Bites&quot; title=&quot;photo by Inspired Bites&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Inspired Bites&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://inspiredbites.blogspot.com/2008/06/cucumber-and-watermelon-salad.html&quot;&gt;Cucumber &amp;amp; Watermelon Salad&lt;/a&gt; (pictured above)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;The Recipe Girl&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://therecipegirl.blogspot.com/2008/06/grilled-watermelon-salad.html&quot;&gt;Grilled Watermelon Salad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Smitten Kitchen&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/07/chopped-vegetable-watermelon-and-feta-salad/&quot;&gt;Chopped Vegetable &amp;amp; Feta Salad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FROZEN TREATS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/06/25/watermelon-sorbetto-granita-from-the-perfect-scoop/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x144/KitchenParade_photos/BlogHer/MsAdventuresinItaly-watermelon-sorb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;photo by Ms Adventures in Italy&quot; title=&quot;photo by Ms Adventures in Italy&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ms Adventures in Italy&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2007/06/25/watermelon-sorbetto-granita-from-the-perfect-scoop/&quot;&gt;Watermelon Sorbetto&lt;/a&gt; (pictured above)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Eating Out Loud&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eatingoutloud.com/2008/08/shooting-star-watermelon-mint-ice-pops.html&quot;&gt;Watermelon Ice Pops&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Scrumptious Street&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://scrumptious.typepad.com/srbeack/2008/04/watermelon-rhub.html&quot;&gt;Watermelon Rhubarb Granita&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;DESSERTS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/06/27/chilled-watermelon-coconut-tapioca-soup/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x144/KitchenParade_photos/BlogHer/NotEatingOutinNewYork-watermelonsou.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;photo by Not Eating Out in New York&quot; title=&quot;photo by Not Eating Out in New York&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Not Eating Out in New York&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/06/27/chilled-watermelon-coconut-tapioca-soup/&quot;&gt;Chilled Watermelon &amp;amp; Coconut Tapioca Soup&lt;/a&gt; (pictured above)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Culinary Concoctions by Peabody&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/2008/07/24/whats-a-happening-hot-stuff/&quot;&gt;Watermelon Cheesecake with Watermelon Fresca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Chew on That&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://chewonthatblog.com/2008/06/09/watermelon-shaped-almond-shortbread-cookies/&quot;&gt;Watermelon-shaped Almond Shortbread Cookies&lt;/a&gt;, these are way cute! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;PICKLES&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Su Good Eats&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2007/07/pickled-watermelon/&quot;&gt;Pickled Watermelon Rind&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;AkshayaPatra&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://akshayapatra.blogspot.com/2007/07/watermelon-jam.html&quot;&gt;Watermelon Jam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;A Crackin&#039; Good Egg&lt;/b&gt; ~ &lt;a href=&quot;http://crackinggoodegg.blogspot.com/2007/04/shf30-rose-and-watermelon-jam.html&quot;&gt;Rose &amp;amp; Watermelon Jam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;BlogHer food editor Alanna Kellogg thinks that &lt;a href=&quot;http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/2007/08/melon-blueberry-feta-salad-with-honey.html&quot;&gt;Watermelon, Blueberry &amp;amp; Feta&lt;/a&gt; make for a great summer salad.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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