 Watermelon Cuttin'LCHS is so appreciative of everyone's support not only during the historical fair, but for everything the community does for us all year. To show our gratitude, we decided to have a "Watermelon Cuttin'"!
  The day was a ton of fun with "Heart Pine" playing some fine bluegrass and other music, homemade ice cream, and of course the watermelons! There were about 100 watermelons consumed! After the party, we decided to donate the extra watermelons to the East Alabama Food Bank.
  If next year we have a watermelon sprout here and there, I think we know the cause!
 
  | Some other fun watermellon facts: |
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| · | Watermelon's official name is Citrullus lanatus of the botanical family Curcurbitacae and it is a vegetable. It is related to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash. |
| | · | The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt. |
| | · | A watermelon was once thrown at Roman Governor Demosthenes during a political debate. Placing the watermelon upon his head, he thanked the thrower for providing him with a helmet to wear as he fought Philip of Macedonia. |
| | · | Early explorers used watermelons as canteens. |
| | · | The first cookbook published in the United States in 1796 contained a recipe for watermelon rind pickles. Food Historian John Martin Taylor says that early Greek settlers brought the method of pickling watermelon with them to Charleston, South Carolina | | Source: http://www.fabulousfoods.com/features/featuring/watermelon/melonfacts.html |
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