‘You can taste the county,’ four farmers find a new business in beer | Black Watermelon Seeds

PHILADELPHIA – As children, many of us were warned in jest that swallowing watermelon seeds would make melons grow in our bellies.

Service is quietly sharp — friendly but attentive, devoid of pretension and focused more on feeling than on form where hospitality is concerned.

Steve Geddes of Boscawen thought his friend’s suggestion to grow giant pumpkins was a waste of time.

Grace Dickinson / Philadelphia Inquirer Think twice before tossing the rind of a watermelon. The crunchy layer makes for a great pickling ingredient to pair alongside barbecue or other lunchtime eats.

October has reported a worrying trend. As compared to the 50 deaths that were reported in the road accidents last October, as many as 118 people lost their lives in the road mishaps in this year’s October.

Nivea chapstick, peppermint soap, two large white t-shirts, and hair clippers take care of the appearance. The food? Breads, rolls, and jellies. One bottle of honey.

As Muller slowly steered the tractor down the street, a grandchild in his lap, he waved, mostly hidden in a shadow, more cautious than jubilant.

Giant-pumpkin farmers, though, are known for being secretive and wily, and many residents don’t trust the Mullers’ motives despite their increasingly desperate pleas.

“I call it a yarden. It’s a garden that grows into a yard,” Baldwin said. “It’s that much less to mow.”

Left: Moko’s seedy, nutty, and chocolaty cookies; Middle: A tarte of thinly sliced apples; Right: Cured cecina for sandwiches.

For every drink I pour, there has to be something to eat. It is a rule, a way of life. Thin slices of jamón ibérico with a tiny glass of sherry, some curls of gravlax with frivolous bubbles, and maybe something along the lines of a punch with plump, parmesan-crusted muffins.

He watched nervously as I stepped over the tangle of vines — the umbilical cord that carries the water and nutrients to the pumpkin. “Be careful,” he said.