Hot Weather and Watermelons
HOT weather and watermelons compliment one another. Wouldn't you say?
According to John Mariani's The Dictionary of American Food and Drink,
"Watermelon" made its first appearance in an English dictionary in 1615!
Some FUN FACTS:
*Watermelons are the most common melon plant coming from southern Africa.
*There's evidence it was cultivated in the Nile Valley when numerous seeds recovered from the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
*Largest watermelon provider is China.
*Japan grows a cubic square watermelon.
*In the United States commercial plantings are to have one beehive per acre is minimum recommendation by the US Department of Agriculture for pollination of conventional, seeded variety. 1200 varieties???
*Oklahoma State Senate passed a bill on April 17, 2007 declaring watermelon as the official State vegetable with some controversy as the watermelon is a friut.
*The town of Chinchilla in Queensland Australia holds festivals 'ALL THINGS MELON' www.melonfest.com.au
Nutrition News:
Watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 92% water by weight.
Watermelon is a great source of Vitamin C, contains large amounts of beta carotene, and lycopene. A great diuretic!
God Bless you! May God bless our crops that nourish our bodies.
~Deanna~
DAUGHTER'S PIE CRUST RECIPE
Pie Crust Recipe.
With her permission I share her recipe with you. BLESS your family, friends and your taste buds with this wonderful crust.
Pie Crust Recipe
1 cup flour
3 heaping tablespoons of shortening
A dash of salt
A tiny bit of ice cold water
Mix ingredients together well.
Roll out on wax paper.
Assemble pie.
Spread a little milk on top of crust before baking.
Simply delicious,
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DECORATING
I knew a very frugal Lady named Edith that shared with me a excellent guideline for decorating. She said with ease, "If your room has clean ceilings, floors, and walls, and the windows have nice curtains, you'll have an attractive room."
John 3:7
“Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.”
King James Version (KJV)
PSALM 118:17
I shall not die,
but live, and declare
the works of the Lord.
By wisdom
a house is built,
and through understanding
it is established;
through
knowledge
its rooms are filled with rare
and beautiful treasures.
SALVATION
Romans 10:9 King James Version (KJV)
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Acts 4:12 King James Version (KJV)
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
"HOME is a wonderful place to LIVE. No matter the size of the rooms, ones HOME is a place to call ones own. I so LOVE my HOME." ~Deanna~
PSALM 90:12
SO
TEACH us
to number OUR days,
that we may apply our HEARTS
unto
WISHES
NO MATTER HOW BADLY YOU WISH with all your might that the something devastating that happened in your life hadn't happened and want so badly to go back in time to prevent it from happening...it isn't humanly possible to do this. You can't change the fact that it happened. IT DID. But JESUS can change the MEANING of what happened to you and give you PEACE. He can show you the way in which you are to go. God richly BLESS you. ~Deanna
10 comments:
Well at 94 outside, those cool juicy watermelon look very inviting. 1200 varieties, I can't even imagine.
I like watermelon, and the one we had maybe a month ago was so good.
Maybe we can round one up to enjoy this weekend it, I think it is going to be hot!
rg
Hi! Deanna, loved this post, very interesting facts about melons. I have been craving watermelon for about 3 wks.now! In fact just bought another one yesterday, and bought a section at grocery today. It was a yellow one! Just love this healthy thing!and also it is awesome for the kidneys, is what I looked up! Thank you Lord, for watermelons!:) *Blessings to your health.
This post reminds me that I have a watermelon smoothie recipe I've been meaning to try. I loved reading the little facts. I also like the square watermelon. Too cute.
Dear Deanna,
Love your post on watermelons and they do go so well, with hot weather.
Enjoy some juicy watermelons, for me.
Have a wonderful weekend, and I hope that you are staying cool ~ 94 outside, that is really hot.
Hugs
Carolyn
There is nothing better than watermelon on a hot day...or anytime. It's my favorite fruit! I have a wedge on the counter right now...and stop to cut a chunk each time I pass it. Mmmmmm.....
Great post!
Jane (artfully graced)
hi deanna,
i loved this post and i enjoyed your posts on wedding cakes...they were beautiful.
i love watermelon....
i love the picture of the girl setting in front of the table with watermelon and her cat....did you paint that picture
i would love to have a copy....i really like it
is the biopsy still set for august
i pray for you every day
hugs and blessings
simply debbie
I love watermelon!! With salt, please. :)
Great info about the delicious melon.
Blessings!
Precious Friend,
Your have written the perfect post! Watermelon.... How wonderful.
There is a watermelon seed spitting contest next weekend at a town not too far aways from where we live. They are trying to beat the world record.....
I am not entering the contest but I will be eating plenty of watermelon!!!!
Have a great weekend. I hope the weather cools down soon....Maybe we should pray for rain...
Blessings,
Donna
those watermelons look soo good , whee i live it has been in the 90s so i have been enjoying lots of watermelon .. have a great summer swetie and stop by soon cilla
I love watermelons! I never grew them. I should try :)
Great post! Loved the wedding pictures!
Hugs
Frenchy
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