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Barry Shanley
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Posted: Tue Aug 25th, 2009 08:54 pm |
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I am a newspaper columnist writing a column on what has happened to the watermelon?
They used to be oblong, (big), deep red, crispy, very juicy, and with a solid texture.
Now...they are small, circular, pink, with mealy circles and swirls, not juicy. The so-called seedless have all these little baby white seeds which are actually more difficult to extract and no fun at all to spit!
Is there anyone out there who has any knowledge as to why in about a decade we don't have watermelons like we used to?
I'm just guessing it's because growers and associations figured, like grapes, the consumer would like seedless. But they are so far inferior to the great melons of the past.
Please email me an info or where I could get info at *e-mail address removed* Is there a grower, grower's association member, grocery store produce manager etc. out there who could help with my column in a newspaper with a 165,000 per day circulation in the Midwest?
Thanks, Barry
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Posted: Fri Sep 4th, 2009 11:14 pm |
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Barry Shanley wrote: I am a newspaper columnist writing a column on what has happened to the watermelon?
They used to be oblong, (big), deep red, crispy, very juicy, and with a solid texture.
Now...they are small, circular, pink, with mealy circles and swirls, not juicy. The so-called seedless have all these little baby white seeds which are actually more difficult to extract and no fun at all to spit!
Is there anyone out there who has any knowledge as to why in about a decade we don't have watermelons like we used to?
I'm just guessing it's because growers and associations figured, like grapes, the consumer would like seedless. But they are so far inferior to the great melons of the past.
Please email me an info or where I could get info at *e-mail address removed* Is there a grower, grower's association member, grocery store produce manager etc. out there who could help with my column in a newspaper with a 165,000 per day circulation in the Midwest?
Thanks, Barry
here in south Florida we still get the great big ole fashoin seed spitting wtaermelons. We can get the others too, but needless to say they aren't nearly as good or as fun! Good luck with your column!
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