Use the shell of a watermelon to serve a spiked fruit juice punch at your next outdoor party. Here's tap your melon and make it into a functioning keg.
Instructions
1. Flatten the bottom of one end of your watermelon by cutting off a thin slice of the rind. Cut just enough so that the watermelon will stand upright on one end.
2. Cut a circular top out of the opposite end of the melon. Much as you would cut the top off of a pumpkin, carve out a round lid from the melon and set it aside.
3. Scoop out the fruit flesh from the melon and put it into a bowl. Pour any remaining juice into a pitcher. If you use a seedless melon you can process the fruit without removing the seeds. If your melon is seed-filled, remove the seeds with a spoon or clean hands.
4. Drill a hole in the bottom front of your watermelon where you want the tap to be. Use a drill bit a little bit smaller than the faucet you want to use as your tap. Use a sharp knife to open the hole to the correct diameter.
5. Screw in a clean, new ball valve faucet into your hole. The faucet should turn easily with one hand and have a fitting long enough to protrude through the rind of the melon. Put a rubber washer on the faucet inside the melon to assist in making a leak proof seal.
6. Mash the pulp to gather as much watermelon juice as possible. Mix rum with juice and fill the keg with the spiked juice.
7. Turn the valve to dispense the watermelon punch into guests' cups.
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