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Artie The Airplane
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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. 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.
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