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Chilled Watermelon

A chilled watermelon served on a platter with fresh grape or apple leaves for decoration.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Chilled Watermelon

Ingredients

Directions

Chill and prepare

  1. Place the watermelon on ice until very cold.

  2. Wipe the watermelon dry.

Cut and serve

  1. Cut it crosswise at the center.

  2. Cut out triangular sections from each half.

  3. Cut down the remaining sections to easily separate with a knife.

  4. Serve with the rind attached on a large round platter decorated with fresh grape or apple leaves.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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