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Artie The Airplane

1 large symmetrical watermelon (12 to 14 pounds)
Bamboo skewers and one round wooden toothpick
1 red grape
1 medium unpeeled kiwi

If necessary, cut a thin slice from bottom of watermelon so it sits
level. Using a sharp paring knife, trace outlines of tail pieces,
propeller and wings on the melon as shown in Fig. 1. Referring to
Fig. 2, cut a carefully remove sections A, B and C. Remove fruit from
sections, leaving 1/8 in. of fruit on the rind; set fruit aside. Set
sections B and C aside for back wings. from section A, cut propeller,
two side wings and two tail pieces; set aside. Carefully remove fruit
from the melon to form a shell. Cut all fruit into cubes or balls.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Jul 25, 2008

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Artie The Airplane cont.

Set aside. Trim wings and tail pieces to fit smoothly against the
melon. Attach wings and tail with skewers (fig. 3); trim skewers if
necessary. Attach propeller with a toothpick; insert grape on end of
toothpick. Place one halved kiwifruit next to airplane on either side
for wheels as shown in photo above. Fill with reserved watermelon
cubes, a salad or dessert.

Yield: 1 each.