[AT] Watermelon

[David Rotigel]

The snow was in NORTHERN FL, which might just as well be Georgia!
	Dave

On Apr 13, 2010, at 9:27 PM, charliehill wrote:

> As cold as this winter was I doubt if Florida mellons are comming  
> off yet.
> Might be out of Mexico or Central America.  I could be wrong but 7  
> weeks ago
> there was snow on the ground in parts of Florida and watermellon is  
> a hot
> weather crop.
>
> Charlie Hill
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:57 PM
> Subject: [AT] Watermelon
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>> Just wondering if watermelon is shipping from Georgia or Florida
>> currently.
>> My wife bought a slice at the supermarket today, and the flavor is  
>> pretty
>> good compared to some which are shipped in.  The supermarket slices  
>> the
>> melon lengthwise into about eight slices and wraps each slice in  
>> cling
>> wrap
>> for sale by the pound.  I am guessing the cost of the melon is  
>> returned in
>> one or two slices.  I guess that is modern marketing.  Expensive  
>> but good
>> beats expensive but I wouldn't feed it to anything but the garbage  
>> can.
>> (grins)
>>
>> Charlie V. in WNY
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