For the last several years, to me it seems the watermelons start appearing earlier and earlier in the stores.
This trend I believe has "dumbed down" the consumers' taste for good watermelon.
I am so tired of buying watermelon, lugging it home, cutting it up, only to be disappointed over and over again.
Every year I try again, my memory faded a bit by the long winters.
I even started buying pre-cut watermelon (at a very high premium price), so I can smell if there is any sweetness present thru the cellophane wrap.
To date, I can not even find a pre-cut watermelon piece that is worth the price.
Watermelons should not appear until August, right?
And don't get me started on picking a good one. I read and read and read, and always pick the most tasteless fruit there.
If you have a fool-proof place for me to get watermelon, I would love to hear it.