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• To step
• Tips
• Necessities

Ready for a summer party and do you want something different? Leave the standard bottles of wine and beer for what they are and surprise your guests with a homemade watermelon keg filled with your favorite drink or punch! You will not only be very successful, it is also very tasty.

• Preparation time: 45-60 minutes

To step

1. Wash the watermelon. Rub well and pat dry. Make sure the skin is clean and free of dirt so you can decorate and cut the melon.
2. Keep the pulp. Try to cut the pulp out so that you can use it later for the punch or as a snack.
3. Fill the barrel with your favorite punch recipe. A watermelon punch recipe is ideal, of course, but any other recipe is fine too.
4. Prepare the watermelon keg. Decorate the watermelon with other pieces of fruit. For example, you can make a face with pieces of apple, dried fruit and pieces of watermelon. Prick them on the watermelon with toothpicks.

Tips

• Also put ice cubes in the melon to keep the punch cool.
• Freeze the watermelon pieces before adding them to the punch. That way it stays cool longer. The pieces resemble ice cubes and look colorful.

Necessities

• 1 medium watermelon with a firm skin (if the skin has soft spots, don't use the watermelon for this project)
• Knife (as is also used for carving pumpkins)
• Wooden cutting board
• A pen to mark the outside of the melon, a green waterproof pen is ideal
• Melon spoon
• Large spoon or ice cream scoop
• Apple corer
• A small to medium-sized faucet (available from a wholesaler for the catering industry)
• Straight pins