Write to Know: Are seedless watermelons truly seedless?
Q: Why is it markets can sell watermelons as seedless, when they are loaded with little white seeds? It is very confusing to people who cannot eat seeds. A.J. Stroudsburg A: The “seedless” in the term seedless watermelon refers to the lack of mature seeds — the hard black ones found in the flesh of the melon.Seedless watermelons have few or no mature seeds, according the National Watermelon Promotion Board Web site.However, rudimentary seed structures do develop. These are the small, white, undeveloped seed coats that you find in your seedless watermelons.The tasteless seed coats can be eaten. No, a watermelon plant will not sprout in your stomach. But for those who need to stay away from seeds, seedless watermelon lacks meaning.On the Web: www.watermelon.org; http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MV152For R.H. of Henryville, who is searching for a buyer for his past issues of Playboy magazine: Place a “for sale” advertisement online via www.PoconoRecord.com/AdBuilder. The ad — three days, three li
