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McDade Watermelon Festival
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McDade Watermelon Festival
By: Yvanna Gonzalez and Kayla Obst
McDade Watermelon Festival
The Mcdade Watermelon Festival is of course all about WATERMELONS. The festival consists of seed spitting contest, watermelon eating, and who has the biggest melon.
What are Watermelons?
What are Watermelons?
Watermelons are a fruit that can be oval or round. Watermelons have a smooth but hard outside shell that is decorated with colors of greens. Inside the watermelon is the red juicy fruit.
History of the McDade Festival
The McDade Watermelon Festival was firt created to help raise money for the local school that had been burned down in 1940 to provide the new school with metal chairs.The P.T.A. president, vice president, secretary, and the Home Demonstration Club noticed a contest in the Farmer-Stackman Magazine offering a $1,000 prize to the winning organizationd or group. The whole community agreed to take part in the contest, and so the McDade Watermelon Festival was created.
What was the Name and History of the Dish?
What was the Name and History of the Dish?
Name- Watermelon
History- For the festival, the community decided to have watermelon as their main crop because it was the area's principle crop.
Location of Festival
McDade, Texas
Location of Festival
Sanitation techniques
- Clean your hands, wrist and lower part of your arms.
- Wash board and the knife you will use to cut the watermelon, and dry.
- Wash outside of watermelon and dry
Preparing the dish
Preparing the dish
Others
Paul Obst is the owner of the Obst farms[the farm we visit...
Paul Obst is the owner of the Obst farms[the farm we visited] and with him is his son, Tim Obst. Kayla's Grandfather and Dad.