Artie The Airplane Recipe

Originally published as Artie The Airplane in Country Woman July/August 1998, p41

Source: Originally published as Artie The Airplane in Country Woman July/August 1998, p41

Recipe type: Kids Party

Ingredients

Instructions

If necessary, cut a thin slice from bottom of watermelon so it sits level. Using a sharp paring knife, trace outlines of tail pieces, propeller and wings on the melon as shown in Fig. 1.
Referring to Fig. 2, cut and carefully remove sections A, B and C. Remove fruit from sections, leaving ⅛ in. of fruit on the rind; set fruit aside.
Set sections B and C aside for back wings.
From section A, cut propeller, two side wings and two tail pieces; set aside.
Carefully remove fruit from the melon to form a shell.
Cut all fruit into cubes or balls. Set aside.
Trim wings and tail pieces to fit smoothly against the melon.
Attach wings and tail with skewers (fig. 3); trim skewers if necessary. Attach propeller with a toothpick; insert grape on end of toothpick. Place one halved kiwifruit next to airplane on either side for wheels as shown in photo.
Fill with reserved watermelon cubes, a salad or dessert.