My son had never seen a watermelon with actual black seeds.

He had never seen one so big.  At the grocery store a kid came up to the cart and said “Wow, that’s a BIG watermelon!!”  No one under 10 has seen the shape of a real watermelon.  These days, everyone likes a nice round basketball sized melon with no seeds.

When I asked the guy at the grocery store for an oval watermelon he said , “I don’t think they make them that way any more.”  Yes he really said that. Was I sure I didn’t want this nice seedless round one, or this new “golden watermelon”?  I did not.

I found a real one.

So here’s my watermelon. In pictures.  I haven’t made one of these in 20 years.

Vintage watermelon. I could barely lift it. But a nice oval shape.

Now I remember why I haven’t made this in 20 years. Quite a mess.

Finished fruit salad. A thing of beauty. And mighty tasty too.

If you’re still playing along, here’s your watermelon movie clip.