Cantaloupe
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CycloneErik
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I don't. My recipe is not to mix evil with good.
I mentioned before that honeydew is good when ripe. But it seems like I have a better success rate of finding ripe cantaloupe versus honeydew, so I give the edge to cantaloupe
The correct answer is all three mixed together, with some green and red grapes thrown in, is the best.
Pineapple is the king of fruit!
It's well documented.*
I'll accept arguments for raspberries and really good oranges.
*in the first sentence of this post
I like honeydew better than cantaloupe but the window to get a nice ripe honeydew is so small that it’s like 1/3 is actually 100% enjoyable.
That recipe is more complex than Paula Deen's recipe for English Peas (scroll to the comments)
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/english-peas-recipe-1946124
Barley and hops in liquid fermented form. Beyond that is a mystery.
I believe the other name for cantelope is "muskmelon". The ones coming in from Mexico or South America are awful tasting and are like trying to eat a brick. I know the Muscatine area is know to have the right type of soil as they are great tasting.
Heard the story once that eating cantelope will also make you more susceptible to mosquito bites. Kinda why at I am more prone to eat watermelon, plus adding a little salt on it just accentuates the flavor.
I thought it was muskmelon and had a k.
Agree about most honeydew. It's hit or miss and sadly, mostly miss.
Down in Florida a couple years ago I stumbled across something called a Golden Honeydew at a produce stand and took a chance on it. OMG! Nectar of the Gods! Puts ordinary store-bought honeydew to shame.
I have seen them up here in Yankeeland once in a while and some are pretty good but also can run into the not-ripe-so-tastes-like-snot problem.
Down in Florida a couple years ago I stumbled across something called a Golden Honeydew at a produce stand and took a chance on it. OMG! Nectar of the Gods! Puts ordinary store-bought honeydew to shame.
I have seen them up here in Yankeeland once in a while and some are pretty good but also can run into the not-ripe-so-tastes-like-snot problem.
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Anywho. On to the important stuff. Both honeydew and canteloupe are considered to be muskmelons. Muskmelon seems to be the proper spelling but mussmelon is fairly common among us people that aren't smart enough to know how to correctly spell muskmelon.
Anywho. On to the important stuff. Both honeydew and canteloupe are considered to be muskmelons. Muskmelon seems to be the proper spelling but mussmelon is fairly common among us people that aren't smart enough to know how to correctly spell muskmelon.
Yeah, I am a victim of the Muscatine Melon myth: http://beeherald.com/opinion/muskmelons-not-exclusive-muscatine
