It’s Labor Day weekend which marks the end of summer (even though summer does not officially end yet). It simply means that many summer activities come to a halt as the weather changes.
Watermelon is a favorite summer fruit. It is tasty, sweet, juicy and simply refreshing.
5 Facts About Watermelon …
1. Watermelon is made up of about 92% water.
2. A great source of vitamins A and C and potassium.
4.Watermelon’s official name is Citrullus Lanatus of the botanical family Curcurbitaceae. It is cousins to cucumbers,pumpkins and squash.
5. Watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S., followed by cantaloupe and honeydew.
Watermelon is a SAFE fruit for dogs.
Remember: Feed in Moderation
Woof! Woof! Great … Can I have some watermelon?
For safety purposes, mom cuts the Watermelon into CUBES
Do you want to learn how?
1) Wash the watermelon under cold water.You need a sturdy cutting board and sharp knife.
2) Place the watermelon vertically on the cutting board.
Cut/remove both ends of the watermelon.
3) Select a side and begin to slice downward to cut the watermelon rind off. Slice the rind off all the way to the opposite end of the watermelon. Continue until all of the rind has been removed.
4) Make about 6 even vertical slices across the watermelon. Then, take one piece and cut it vertically and horizontally to create cube pieces.Repeat this process with the rest of the slices.
5) WALA! … you got nicely sliced cubes of watermelon.
An Easy way to enjoy a watermelon is Freezing it.
Simply place sliced watermelonon a parchment paper.
Then Freeze it. You will have an instant, Watermelon Ice Cube Popsicle
Watermelon is my favorite summer fruit.
Happy Weekend!
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Wow Sugar that sure was interesting info all about WallyMelons! I had no idea that something that tasted so good was actually good for us!
I just LOVES WallyMelons, Mom didn't know about freezing them though and she has just put a batch of them in the freezer. I will let you know I much I like them too!
See you at the Pawm!
woos, Tessa
Oh nummy nummy nummy
I love it tooooo!
Thank you for showing my moms how to cut it properly– the safe way!
I learned so much from you!
thank you
i want some now!
love
tweedles
You know, you guys might just make a kitchen person out of My Vickie.
Normally she is very uncomfortable in the kitchen but since Tasty Tuesday and Water mellon lessons, well, she just might make it.
Which is good for me. After all, it IS All ABOUT ME.
Bert
Wow Sugar mee never dids knwow dat yoo coulds freeze wally melon, yoo sure nuff do learn somefin new every days dont's yoo?
Luv
Uji
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Thank you for sharing with us!! We love watermelon too! Well..especially LadyBug!! We are looking forward to the Fall season! xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
Well, we're STILL waiting for our forst wallymelon having read all about them on our friends dogs blogs! Thank you so much Sugar for all the info, we think this will do the trick and make her go and buy one for us! Dex and Lou xxx
Sounds very thirst quenching, and our mom appreciates the fact that the instructions and photos make it so easy to follow. Now we are waiting for our watermelon popsicles:)
Mocha Barney, Ashley Pumpernickel and Winniechurchill
Sugar..thank you for the paws up on water melon and how to pawpare it.
We have never had any so it's now on our shopping list!
Have a great weekend
Big Nose Pokes
The Thugletsx
We only had watermelon FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR! Boy, were missing out on a treat. But now that summer is just starting….well, spring anyway, we're hoping to get lots more.
XXXOOO Daisy, kendra & Bella
That melon made our mouths water!
Yum! We all love watermelon!
We are drooling! We love watermelon!
Love ya lots
Maggie and Mitch
Sounds yummy and refreshing!
Yum! Wally Melon Popsicles 🙂
Thanks fur the tip, Sugar!
Wyatt
Super yummy!! 🙂
Woofs & hugs, <3
~Bailey (Yep, I'm a girl!)
I love watermelon. I never thought of freezing it but now I'm going to have to. Thanks for the info Sugar.
I love watermelon too!
Yummy for the tummy!!!
xoxo
Yummylicious!!
See ya later at the bash!!
{{{hugguies}}}….Mona
Slurp! I just luv watermelon! Didn't know it was so good for you too! Thanks for the great news! 😀 More watermelon pawlease 😉
Waggin at ya,
Roo
Hi Suagr! Thos wally melon look so good! Thanks for sharing!
Licks,
Ruthie
Sugar – We got the message about linking up, but we thought we were supposed to link up TODAY! OOOPS! Can we still get linked up. We're doofuses! But that watermelon looks yummy!
The Road Dogs
Never mind, looks like you did the hard work for us. We're gonna go back and read up on the instructions. We think we're supposed to link something to somewhere. dododododo
Maybe we need some watermelon! Is it brain food???
The Road Dogs
Happy Labor Day Weekend, beautiful Sugar.
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Hi Sugar, I wanted to add my School Daze picture post, but the linky is closed. Will you be doing a new one each day?
Nubbin wiggles,
Oskar
Thanks for the info Sugar. We have some mellons here, hey Mom!! wanna cut me some yummy watermellon?? Well…I am off to the kitchen!
wags
Jazzi
Guess I had better ask my Mom to buy some now! Puppy kisses, Miss Mindy
Oh, goodie, we are going to have to try freezing wallmelon!!! All of us, except for Phantom, love wallymelon. Lightning wasn't sure about it at first, but he sure gobbles it up fast now. Thanks for all the great facts about this tasty treat.
Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
Sugar that is a very fancy to cut a watermelon into cubes. Great Knife you have there. Enjoy your weekend.
Thank you for the watermelon cubing instructions and the idea about freezing it. If our watermelon hasn't gone bad Mommy will try to follow your instructions. We grew some from seeds. And believe it or not the beans got tired of eating it.
How did you get rid of the seeds? That is why the beans got tired of eating watermelon, they got tired of all the seeds in ours.
We are trying to lets ours freeze right now….
Thanks Sugar
Sugar the Who
We are going to make sure gets some of that Water Melon next time she goes to the store!! It looks like a FUN snack!!
Thanks for the nommy idea Sugar!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey and Bilbo
Sugar you just made me want some watermelon,"Mom when you going shopping"
I gotta go and see the others taking part
Thanks Sugar
Hi Sugar, Roxanne, Rambo and Rocket now want watermelon! Thanks for the great idea!
Have a wnderful weekend!
Yum! WaterMelon is one of my favorite treats! I sure hopes I get some dis weekend too!
Woofs and Licks,
Maggie Mae
Oh My! My peep read this and ran to the farmers market to get me one. She brought back a small cannonball wally melon. Too heavy to play ball with, but it rolls. I hope it does not explode when she goes and slices it. Thanks Sugar!
Sweet William The Scot
We're glad to see you are enjoying your favorite summer fruit, beautiful girl=very refreshing on these hot days!…We hope you are having a fun holiday weekend, precious friend…kisses…Calle, Halle, Sukki
Sugaw
That is the most clevewest way to cut up a wally melon..I just looove that yummie juicy taste it's my favowite fwoot too.
Thank you fow the idea about fweezing it
yummie cold snacks fow suwe
smoochie kisses
ASTA
Man, oh, man would I love to try some of that frozen. I'll have to get my peeps on it!
Nubbin wiggles,
Oskar
Oh no! I'm too late to sign up! it's all Parental Unit's fault…!
good to know now give me some
Benny & Lily
Oh dat looks so good. Butt….me don't trust da Momster wit a knife so me just has her get wally-melen…..already cut up from da cold fruit section of our local Wally-Mart!.
Hope you are serving watermelons for today's prom cause that sure is refreshing.
Oh dat looks so goood. Now we has a rumbly in our tumbly!! Hopefully you'll have some watermelon out at PROM tonight and we can pig out there!!
AROOOOOF!
Boondocks & The LoveShack Pack
We love watermelon, and Mom prefers hers frozen. She also freezes grapes, but of course we can't have those!
I've never had watermelon before but Daddy just got one so I'll have to ask him to share with me because it looks yummy!
Woos,
Sadie
Sugar, that looks so very good and cold!!! Refreshing too!!! Lots of love, Debbie & Holly
Oh, yum!
I'd better not let Lindy see this. She loves fruit, but watermelon is too sweet for her, according to her vet who wants her to lose weight.
— K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
Sugar… I am sure that there will be way FEWER cuts now that you have shown us The PAwper way to SAFELY cut a Wally Melon.
OH the snacks you have for the PAWm…. are DECLIOUS and BEAUTIFUL and SOOOOO thoughtful. THANKS!!!
My dad used to love watermelon. Sometimes in the summer, he'd cube it and we'd have it for dessert.
My word verification: horry
I hope you don't think I'm a whore! bol XO
Sugar that watermelon is sugary sweet, just like you!
Sugar
Wallemelon is the best. Yummmers
droolies
norwood
Thanks for the fun weekend
Sugar! We're dying of thirst here!!! That looks SO good!
-Gizmo, Bart and Ruby
BOL! You kow wht they say about great minds, eh Sugar? We featured Watermelon on a Tasty Tuesday post a few weeks back. It is a real favorite of both the humans and the pups at our house!
Thanks for the tip on the wally melon pupsicles. I am going to load up my freezer.
Slobbers,
Mango
Hi Sugar,
Our mommy also tells us that watermelons also contain lots of sugar. Does that mean that you are inside watermelons? How does that work for you?
Anyway, because watermelons have lots of sugar our mommy won’t let us have more than a couple of pieces. That’s a huge disappointment but we understand that mommy knows what’s best for us.
Enjoy what’s left of the summer.
Udi and Yumbo
(Hanna’s 2 Shih Tzu boys)
YUM – Wally melon! We love it!
I will admit I am a watermelon coward… I'm afraid to cut my fingers while slicing it, so I don't tend to buy it (even though I love it) unless my husband swears to cut it for me!
Sam
Awesome pics, we love watermellon, one of the best doggie/human treats out there. Mom likes hers in a smoothie, we like our in chunks. We've got to try your watermellon pupsickle some time