German "Melonenbowle" (Melon Wine Punch)
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 1 (3 kg) watermelon, seedless if possible
- 1 honeydew melon
- 4 (3/4 liter) bottles rose wine
- 1 (3/4 liter) bottle sparkling rose wine or (3/4 liter) bottle pink champagne
directions
- 2-3 hours before your guests arrive, halve the watermelon, remove any seeds and scoop out the flesh using a melonballer.
- Place melon balls in a large clear glass punch bowl or Bowle pitcher.
- Halve the honeydew melon, remove any seeds, and scoop out the flesh with a melonballer.
- Add the honeydew melon balls to the watermelon balls and pour 1 bottle of wine over the fruit.
- Chill,covered, until guests arrive.
- When the guests have arrived, add remaining wine and the champagne to the fruit mixture and serve.
- NOTE: A very pretty way to serve Melon Bowle is to use a carved out round watermelon as the punch bowl.
- You can use a knife to carve designs around the green shell, if desired.
- If using the watermelon rind as your bowl, prepare Bowle as usual, only transfer the soaked fruit into the chilled empty rind just before serving and add the remaining liquid.
- Set on a plate to catch any spills or leaks.
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