And Some Like It Cold

If you read my previous post, you know that after nearly 28 years of marriage, I discovered that the Man of the House does not like watermelon. Apparently, it's just too watermelony for him.

You also know that I tried and rejected the notion of grilling the stuff.  Popular opinion seemed to be with me that watermelon is a dish best served cold. 

Therefore, Miss Whimsy and I decided to use up the remaining fruit while the husband is out of town by trying some recipes from the cold side.

We started with watermelon sorbet.

Now this recipe?

 It gets four thumbs up, 

two from me and two from Miss Whimsy.

We loved it.

It's cold and refreshing, and it's really easy too.  

Just make a simple syrup
with 1 cup sugar and 1 cup (boiling) water. 

Blend syrup with 8 cups of watermelon chunks

Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice until it's thoroughly mixed and slushy.  

Then spread it in a 9 x 13 pan and freeze for 8 hours.
(Covered)

When you're ready to serve it, just cut it into frozen chunks 

and puree them again until it looks like sorbet. 

 Mine kind of looked like frozen slush, but it tasted like sorbet, 

and that's what matters.

Then, set a watermelony table for two
for no other reason than fun.

I don't have any watermelon dishes so I just layered  red, white, and green

and then seeded it with a little black. 

 A painted pot for the center.

Some watermelon napkin rings...

And colorful stemware. 

I actually have some watermelon glasses that I borrowed from the Duchess,

 but they were busy showcasing our other cold watermelon recipe.

Watermelon Coolers
(From the May 2012 issue of All You Magazine)

(I cut this recipe in half, but here's the whole one)

Freeze 8 cups of watermelon chunks
for at least 30 minutes

Blend together (in small portions) 

                                                        -watermelon chunks
                                                        -2 cups of ginger ale
                                                       -6 ounces frozen limeade
                                                       -1/4 cup water


I actually only gave this one thumb because I'm not a huge limeade person.  Miss Whimsy, on the other hand, gave it two thumbs and a big toe to make up for it. She loved it.

Therefore, I will definitely make it for her again.

So there you have it. Not one but two recipes and a watermelony table all in one post.  Not too shabby for a lazy, hazy, crazy day of summer.

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