Taggart

Have you ever carved a water melon, or seen one that was carved?

I've seen them in Mexico at buffets, and they can be quite appealing. The ones I saw made use of different depths of cuts, so you'd have a mixture of the green skin, the white part just below the skin and the reddish colour of the edible part of the melon.

Melizzy

They really are works of art! Quite engaging and they add to the dressing of the table. Kind of like ice sculptures!

mtatum4496

I've done a couple of simple ones in the past. There was the basic fruit boat, where I scalloped the rim of the boat and then carved designs into the sides of the boat to reveal the layers of green, white rind, and then the red of the meat.

I also did one using a yellow meat watermelon and accented it with florets I made from a red meat watermelon. This one, I had cut in half and made a look kind of like a jewelry box that was open and had goodies spilling out of it onto the platter the whole thing was arranged on. Looked pretty good even if I did do it.

Melizzy

Wow! Did you take photos? That would be cool for an engagement party! Do you worry about what types of fruit to include? If they may clash or not?

blueey

I love carved watermelons! I tried one myself once, and either I'm just a klutz, or they are sooo much harder than they look. mtatum4496, I am *very* impressed by your projects.

mtatum4496

LOL thanks. It was a project done out of desperation, as some friends of mine were getting married on a shoestring budget. the night before the wedding and reception, the person who was going to do the tables for the reception had an accident and was holed up in the hospital. Three of us ransacked out houses for table linens, candlesticks, etc and literally were doing the tables while the ceremomy was taking place less than two hundred feet away. Fortunately, the families of the newlyweds had plenty of produce for us to work with, as well as plenty of greenery, so it all turned out okay. I did the watermelon box on the fly, coming up with the design as I went. Along with chunks of yellow and red watermelon, I had plenty of canatloupe, honeydew, strawberries and blueberries to mix in. Strips of honeydew and cataloupe allowed me to creat a bridge from bowl to platter to work in the strawberries and other stuff so it appeared to have fruit cascading out of the bowl and onto the platter.

I don't have pictures of it, but I may ask my friends if they have any pictures from the reception - it may be lurking in the background somewhere.

Melizzy

LOL! You see, friends are what make life worth living. And I know several people who have made wedding cakes for friends on budgets getting married.

trigatch4

I love creative "food art" like those seen in Watermelon Carving. Sometimes functional, sometimes decorative but always fun. I've posted pics of a few that I thought were pretty neat!

mtatum4496

And you know, unlike some people, I have no problem eating the art at all! I am perfectly capable of admiring the work, but when it the time is right, I can down a radish florette with the best of them.

remakumar

i too wud luv 2 see pics of those carved melons by mtatum4496