Your Watermelon…might Be Trying To KILL YOU!!

By: Dave Tymo

4/8/2023

Mornings with Tymo

It is true…this is how it works…

It’s been so hot this summer, that some watermelons are turning into deadly ticking timebombs.  Sort of.

The heat can cause the fruit inside to ferment, and if that happens, you’ll see a frothy foam bubbling out of the watermelon.  It’s complicated, but basically it’s a combination of bacteria, the fruit’s natural sugars, and above-average temperatures . . . both where they grow, and where they’re being stored.

It may sound like a fermenting watermelon could be a FUN thing . . . like it’s becoming alcoholic . . . but it’s actually dangerous, and should never be eaten.

A fermenting watermelon is the ideal environment for toxic pathogens . . . including botulism, E. coli and Salmonella.  And if enough gas is produced in the process, it can cause the watermelon to EXPLODE.

So…you see this…get it out!

~Tymo

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