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Come on in the kitchen because I am fixing to mix up
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a wonderful drink and this can be for the adults
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Because if you won't like vodka in yours,
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then you would add it to your glass, not the whole pitcher,
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unless you know, you're serving all adults.
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Alright, so we've got our watermelon
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and let's talk about how you select a watermelon.
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The first thing you want to look at, you know,
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people go thumpin', but see that,
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now that sounds hollow right there doesn't it.
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The first thing you want to look at is
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the side of the watermelon
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that's actually sitting on the ground.
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And you can see what a pretty,
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almost yellow color that has,
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the creamy or yellow that,
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the base of your watermelon has,
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that's going to let you know, excuse me.
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That's going to let you know if it's ripe or not.
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So where it sat on the ground,
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if it's a nice, creamy, yellow, then it's ripe.
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And the next step you can do is just thump down here.
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And it's, if it sounds hollow,
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that means it's ripe as well.
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So Teresa actually started cutting on this watermelon.
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I'm gonna share with y'all how to actually cut a watermelon,
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but I'm not going to be able to do it completely,
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Typically the way you would slice a watermelon
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is to cut the end of it off.
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Get out of there, frogs.
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You would cut this off
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and give yourself a flat place to sit.
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So we're going to pretend like that's what we've done.
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You have to have a very sharp knife, which I do not.
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I do not have a sharp knife.
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I've got to take all my knives to be sharpened.
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You just want to come down, with a sharp knife.
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This is a little safer, you know, then,
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you know, going like this with the knife
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and possibly slip and hurt yourself.
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So we're just going to get that skin off.
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And if you like pickles,
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I used to make watermelon rind pickles.
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Just using this beautiful rind,
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not using the actual fruit
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and they are very very good.
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Alright, so here we go.
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We're getting it this watermelon.
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I've got a recipe for a watermelon salad
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that is so delicious.
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Alright. I gonna try stand this up and cut that,
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We just go finish cleaning that up.
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And y'all ever make watermelon basket stowed your fruit.
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I've done that before, and that can be a fun project.
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But before I go today,
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I want to just quickly read off
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my watermelon salad recipe for you
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because it is delicious.
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Alright I just want to get on that white part,
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So we're just gonna to cut it into chunks.
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Just like this, that a nature part.
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There we go. So so simple and so easy.
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As long as you have a sharp knife.
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in the other direction.
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Like I said, about an inch apart.
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Because I like the spears.
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And if I'm feeding my grandchildren,
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this works out real good for them.
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Real easy for them to hold.
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I didn't know this y'all,
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So I said, I'm just eating watermelon for dinner.
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And I would fix me a great big bowl,
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I'm getting a salt shaker.
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And then one day I was looking up carbs and calories.
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this diet that I was owned by eating watermelon at night,
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it is full of carbohydrates y'all.
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Absolutely forward, straight sugar.
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So, if you're a diabetic,
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you'll need to enjoy this in majored amounts,
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And now only lay out so long to season is just so long.
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So they'll be gone anyway real soon, right.
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So we have to eat them while we got them.
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Alright so the drink I'm going to share with y'all today
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It's like a cup of water, two thirds, a cup of sugar.
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And you just heat that
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until the sugar is dissolved real well.
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And then it'll begin to thicken up a little.
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You can see it's just got a slight thickness to it.
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a tablespoon of lemon juice.
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So I'm going to put that in a blender.
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And the simple syrup.
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Um, that smells good.
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And now I'm gonna put
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and depending on how fruity you want it.
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I'm going to put a good bit.
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And now we're going to add the ice,
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kinda going to be like a slushy y'all.
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All right. This is not my blender, it's my son's blender.
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So let me, let me see if I can.
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- Yes. I knew Bobby would have a good mixer because they,
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I mean a good blender.
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She makes a lot of smoothies.
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And in order to do that you have to have a good blender.
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Sorry about that y'all.
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Okay I don't want to put too much ice
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because I want it to be sweet.
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Right, I'm going to taste it now
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and see if it needs a little bit more fruit.
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Oh my gosh, looks like a margarita kind of.
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I think it's the perfect amount of watermelon.
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So I'm just gonna pour me up a glass.
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And for those of you who want a cocktail,
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all you have to do is add your vodka to your glass
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and go find you a rocking chair.
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And have a seat and sip on this wonderful
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But before we go, before I go, I want to, this is so good.
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I know y'all want me to get out the vodka for y'all
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- [Teresa] No, I like it just like that.
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- You like it like this. - [Teresa] Yes.
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Okay. Y'all before we go, I want to,
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I got a back freeze.
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I was drinking this so fast. Oh.
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Most people get a brain freeze. I can get a back freeze.
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So since we've got the watermelon,
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I would love for y'all to try this salad
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because it's so good
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and it's different from a drink
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or just eating a bowl of cut watermelon.
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You need a half of a small watermelon,
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which is about maybe a five pound watermelon,
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one medium vadde onion.
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And if you can't find vadde, use a like a Texas sweet.
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But just make sure it says sweet onion.
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I need a fourth of a cup of red wine vinegar,
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salt and freshly ground black pepper,
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a half a cup of extra virgin olive oil,
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two tablespoons of chopped fresh mint
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and four ounces of feta cheese crumbled.
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So you just cut the flesh from the melon
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into bite size pieces
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and peel and slice your onions into thin rings
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and in a bowl combine the vinegar, a large pinch of salt
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and a few liberal grindings of pepper.
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And just whisk until your salt is dissolved.
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And then slowly whisk in olive oil
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and toss that over your cubed watermelon,
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and garnish it with some fresh mint sprigs.
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And it is delicious.
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So no matter how you want to enjoy your watermelon,
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just make sure you pick out a good one to start with.
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The number one rule, ways to pick you out
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a fresh watermelon, a right watermelon.
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Loving best dishes y'all.
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Go get the vodka for Eddie, Teresa.
