Watermelon pudding--- YUMMMMMMMM!

[Padraig18]

Tony's Mom recipe:

2 1/2 lbs. watermelon cubes
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tsp. orange-blossom water
pinch of cinnamon
1-1/2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces
2 tbsp. chopped pistachios

Cut watermelon into chunks, remove rind and seed. Put pieces in blender and drain off 2 cups of juice after blending. Combine juice, sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Let boil until cornstarch dissolves. When the mixture turns bright red, stir in orange-blossom water and cinnamon. Remove from heat and pour into sherbet cups. When it cools, stir in chocolate pieces and pistachios. Chill several hours and serve.

:D

[indigobusiness]

1. Where do I get

orange blossom water?

[Padraig18]

3. A large grocery store, or a restaurant-supply wholesaler.

:)

[Lisa]

7. Mediterranean or Middle-eastern food shops also carry it

What a coincidence! I bought some just the other day for making Iranian candy (with ground almonds and icing sugar). Thanks for posting! I was wondering what to do with the rest of the bottle!

[indigobusiness]

12. thanks to both of you n/t

[Lisa]

13. look for Persian pistachios!

They're larger and more elongated than the type generally grown in California. Better flavour too. My Iranian friends got me hooked on them. (They should be right next to the orange-blossom water and sour cherry syrup.)

[indigobusiness]

14. ok

I'm learning.

[Hoping4Change]

2. Sounds good but I couldn't bear to cook watermelon.

[trof]

4. That jist don't sound RIGHT.

It jist don't.
Watermelon and puddin'.
It jist don't GO.
Maybe it's jist me.
;-)

[Padraig18]

5. Them Cubans has strange ideers 'bout eatin'...

:P

[trof]

8. Oh. From Cuber.

Why'nt you say so?
Hey, speakin' of that-
How does your SO feel about *'s recent restrictions?
And congrats on his going to law school.
Hope he ain't gonna be one a them dreaded baby-eatin' TRIAL LAWYERS.
;-)

[Padraig18]

10. His whole family is pissed off...

* f*cked up in a MAJOR way; he won't be getting the Cuban-American vote in FL this year, like he did in 2000...

[m-jean03]

6. Did you get that from the

June or July issue of Gourmet magazine?

I saw the recipe there and have been dying to try it, thanks for the reminder.

[Padraig18]

9. Dunno where she got it.

I just copied from the index card she wrote the recipe on for us. Try it--- it's DEE-licious on a hot summer evening.:)

[TX-RAT]

11. Sounds great.

Should work with cantaloupe also.