Artie The Airplane Recipe

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Need a centerpiece at your next summer get-together? Try this wonderful watermelon! It is so easy and will amaze your guests.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

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Artie The Airplane Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 1 Servings
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Ingredients

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

Directions

    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 and 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. Fill with reserved watermelon cubes, a salad or dessert. Yield: 1 watermelon airplane.

Originally published as Artie The Airplane in Country Woman July/August 1998, p41

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Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2012 by belly12

perfect

Reviewed on Jul. 05, 2011 by KScales

The Nutrition Facts will be removed from this recipe when it is updated since this is really more of a serving bowl, than an actual recipe to be eaten. While watermelon flesh is fat-free, the seeds aren't. The original calculation was based on 1 person eating the whole watermelon - seeds and all! We apologize for the confusion and it will be corrected soon.

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Reviewed on Jul. 04, 2011 by constancegt

I would like to know how in the world this has 1,446 calories and 19 grams of fat ---- it's all fruit.......???

Reviewed on May. 19, 2010 by Moncherie1105

It was a hit with my grandson. The link took me right to the diagram. It is a PDF file and will probably not open without Adobe. I had no problem getting it. Thanks!

Reviewed on Aug. 05, 2009 by levi2008

I have received this recipe two times and the figures are never with the pictures telling you how to cut the pictures into the shapes you need.

Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2009 by levi2008

Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2009 by levi2008

I could not get into the other site you posted.

Reviewed on Jul. 01, 2009 by hgergen

Here is a link to the carving template/diagram. Enjoy! http://hostedmedia.reimanpub.com/TOH/Images/toh_plus/2829_Artie_The_Airplane_1.pdf

Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2009 by nvokies

The recipe refers to Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. but no diagrams appear.

Reviewed on May. 20, 2009 by mpauline

 
 

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