Tossing out your rinds? Not so fast. Cutting into a big juicy watermelon is a summer highlight, for sure, but it’s no secret that the waste left behind from a watermelon is the largest of all ...

With watermelon rind, what you get is pickles. In Russia, German immigrants used to pickle whole watermelons, rind and all. At some point, many cooks started leaving out the rind and just pickling ...

In the field they don't stop to thump the watermelons, they just look at them." The watermelon rind often provides clues to its ripeness, Egel said. "A watermelon that is ripe will be faded on the top ...

and the appearance of slightly raised ridges that follow the stripes on a watermelon rind.” Perkins-Veazie tracks the days from transplant. In North Carolina, the prime period for harvest is ...

Don’t waste the watermelon rind – pickle it and add it to salads or fresh salsas, or serve alongside cooked meats for a piquant bite. Makes 1 big preserving jar.

Watermelons hold a special place in African cuisine, particularly in the creation of thirst-quenching vegan drinks. This ...