Title: How to Buy and Store Watermelon | Epicurious
Headings: How to Buy and Store Watermelon Like a Pro
How to Buy and Store Watermelon Like a Pro
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Content: I bought my first watermelon of 2016 on Memorial Day weekend and haven’t gone a week since without one on my kitchen counter or in the fridge. If I’m not outpacing my fellow citizens, I’m on track. Those first melons I brought home from the store were from a warmer clime and I was fine with that. You do what you have to do here in the City of Big, Bad Winters. ( Peaches, though—those I wait for.) But now, finally, I can take my pick of watermelons at the market. I checked in with Stephanie Barlow, spokeswoman for the National Watermelon Promotion Board, which exists to encourage a watermelon-filled lifestyle for all, and rounded up the following tips. Best when warm
You can find watermelons when it’s not summer. Those typically ship from Mexico and Central America. But the best time to buy is between May and September.