National Watermelon Day- August 3rd 2016
Happy Wednesday Foodies, today 3rd August 2016 is National Watermelon Day
Today’s five facts about watermelons:
- By weight, watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S., followed by cantaloupe and honeydew.
- Watermelon is 92% water.
- The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt.
- Watermelon’s official name is Citrullus Lanatus of the botanical family Curcurbitaceae. It is cousins to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash.
- Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.- source (foodimentary.com)
If you don't know what to use your Watermelon to do today, check out a video recipe I made using a Watermelon below:-)
You can also check my blog post on it here-http://saiprojectscooking.blogspot.de/2015/09/watermelon-cake.html
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