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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 9:47 pm
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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
One thing to keep in mind is psychology. What you think, and expect, has an effect on flavor and one's perception of it. A peach from a roadside farm will undoubtedly taste better than the one you bought as the Walmart Super-Store. Why? Maybe because it's better. But you also expect that it will be better.
I have gotten horrible peaches, and lots of horrible watermelon from a roadside stand, so not exactly true. Also gotten some wonderful or I'd never buy from such vendors again, expecting always terrible.

I don't each much watermelon these days however. Hard to eat a watermelon by yourself, and leftover water melon isn't that great.
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