Is There Any Use for an Unripe Watermelon?

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    BakerAunt
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      I bought a Sugar Baby watermelon at the farmers market yesterday. I eagerly cut into it for dessert tonight, and it is not red but a whitish color, with a bit of pink around the seeds. I will notify the vender, and I took a picture of it. I googled "uses for unripe watermelon," but it is not looking hopeful, especially as most of those recipes assume a pinkish color at the least. It is not sweet and has a slight cucumber taste to it. (Apparently, watermelons and cucumbers are distant cousins.)

      Any suggestions? If not, I will throw it behind the shed.

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      Mike Nolan
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        My grandmother would probably have made watermelon pickles from it. You want the less-ripe part of the melon/rind for that, anyway.

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