Her first, Watermelon, was published by Poolbeg, a small Irish press, and then snapped up in the UK, instantly galloping on to the bestseller list.
First, watermelon juice can be used in place of potable water as a diluent for the primary feedstock.
"We were asking, 'How do you crack the code and take something that you kind of take for granted and create this consumer delight, this impulse purchase right on the spot?' " The team first settled on a watermelon, because "it was the ubiquitous symbol of summer and of fun and happiness for everyone -- you don't have to have a boat or a summer cottage," Ms. Mau said.
She lives on a riverbank watermelon farm in Black Ankle County, N.C.
It recently won a patent on a microwave device for a second purpose: marrying together the two halves of the watermelon.
In seventh grade, my English teacher told me to read a poetry collection called "Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle".
The real star is obviously the orange dude who prefers to lounge on a watermelon, though.
A bride, young as a Barbie, holds on to an opened watermelon.
The amuse-bouche one evening — grilled brussels sprouts with a dollop of balsamic vinegar — felt oddly out of season, while on our second visit a simple cube of watermelon with a touch of basil olive oil was more in keeping with the heat outside.
She graduated with a law degree from Dublin University and released her first book, Watermelon, in 1995.
