Episode 7 : Watermelon Seed Spitting
Hope, Arkansas is a small town with a big tradition. Each year, this small community of self-confessed "melon heads" hosts the Hope Watermelon Festival and Watermelon Seed Spitting contest. If you think this is all for fun, you are dead wrong: the competition is fierce. First, Bob will have his work cut out for him at the local watermelon harvest, where super-sized watermelons weigh in at 150 pounds or more. In between bouts of hard labour, Bob will perfect his seed spitting technique under the tutelage of ten-year-old former champion, Emily Rowe.
Recipe:
Bob's Own Frozen Watermelon Margarita
Yield 4
- Ingredients:
- 2½ cups of seedless (or seeded) watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes, rind discarded before measuring
- 3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lime juice
- 4 ounces of tequila (ideally, an aged tequila)
- 2 ounces of Cointreau or triple sec
- 1½ cups of ice
Directions:
1. Put cut watermelon in a plastic bag and place in freezer for a minimum of 2 hours. (If time does not permit this step, add a few extra ice cubes when blending - the difference is not that significant.)
2. Stuff all ingredients into a blender and puree until smooth. Garnish with a watermelon wedge and serve immediately.
3. Watermelon can be cut, seeded and frozen up to several days in advance.