watermelon thumping

[Joel S. Berson]

At 4/9/2011 05:47 PM, victor steinbok wrote:
>Some look at the "relative weight"
>(a common recommendation in US books)--heavier-relative-to-size
>implies "juicier", but no further guidelines are usually available for
>determining this "relative" relationship.

As is recommended with other fruit -- the heavier, the more
liquid.  Do as I do with apples -- just pick up one in each hand,
weigh them against each other, put back the lighter, and repeat.

Joel

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