Watermelon Punch 
  1 cup sugar  1 cup water  1/2 small, evenly-shaped watermelon  1/4 cup brandy  1 can (12 oz) lemon-lime soda  Ice cubes  1 teaspoon shelled pine nuts 
  In a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil; cool. Scoop  watermelon with a melon baller; discard seeds. Pour sugar syrup  over watermelon balls. Scoop remaining watermelon; squeeze in a  clean cloth to extract juice. Combine watermelon balls,  watermelon juice, and brandy; chill. Cut the upper edge of the  watermelon shell in a saw-tooth design and use as a punch bowl.  Just before serving, add watermelon mixture, soda, and ice cubes  to watermelon shell. Sprinkle with nuts. Makes 10 to 12  servings. 
 
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