No, thanks I'm already a PureWow fan. No, thanks I hate pretty things. Watermelon and cantaloupe might be the star melons of summertime, but honeydew deserves just as much love. This muskmelon may be green in color, but when ripe, it tastes like candy and is packed with vitamin C. Here's how to tell if honeydew is ripe because nobody likes those bland chunks of melon in their fruit salad. Consider the color. The rind of a ripe honeydew will be a bright, creamy yellow color. Test the texture.
Is that rind smooth and waxy? Does it look dingy and dusty? Do not pass go, do not collect that melon. Give it a feel. Find the blossom end, which is opposite the end where it was attached to the vine.
Give it a press with your thumb and it should feel slightly springy with a slight give. You can try blending it into smoothies or making a gazpacho, or tossing slices on the grill to bring out some of its sweetness. Actually, yes! This Will Be the Amazon Coat of Does Hand Sanitizer Work?
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She started happyhappyvegan. Back then, too many sites seem to either concentrate solely on recipes or be too intimidating or inaccessible for the v-curious, and she wanted to change that. The landscape is certainly a whole lot different now! Intresting read! One thing I have noted over the years is if you find one that is sticky to touch it is usally really good. Also cutting it up and putting in the fridge over night makes it sweeter and juicier the next day!
Hope you understand how i am describing it. I would like to know if that is normal or is that some kind of a disease or if its just part of ripeness that i some just dont talk about. Its already too big, looks like about 6 inch or more of circumference. If you can please inform me on this situation on my melon. Thank you. Thank you so much.
There is nothing better than a ripe, sweet, juicy honeydew. My absolute favorite. I can eat a large one in 2 days! And there is nothing worse than a flavorless one. So disappointing. Well I got one today that looks hopeful. Just trying to figure out if I want to cut it today or be patient and wait. Well… former geologist, former mailman, now rookie gardener… So much to examine.
Soil conditions, etc. But I gave it a whirl. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. So, on to the honeydew melons. Had to pick one that I thought was largest, best colored rind, etc. It had a couple of splits along the outer skin. Decided to pick it before any critter decided to burrow into the ball.
Got the knife out and looked inside to see what was going on. Well I think it is somewhere between immature and mature. Tasted ok. Not sweet, not sour. Texture was firm. So, all in all, I would say the garden experiment shows promise. The other honeydews are nearing the same size and thriving.
I now think the critter threat was premature. I figured the melon may burst from expansion. What fun! Thanks for your article. Nicely done. I just had to toss one so hopefully these tips will keep that from happening again. Thank You!! No problem Lucy. Not sure just how bad the one you had to toss was, but if I find one has gone a little soft I usually throw it into a smoothie.
I HATE throwing food away! Ive heard that ONE of the things to look for when your purchasing a watermelon is the brown scarlike marks where bees have sought out the juice. Is this true for honeydew as well?
Yes pressing the end of the melon is correct. I live in Portugal where we eat a lot of melons in the summer. They are delicious when chilled right down! And this is the only technique I was ever told. That and the colour of the skin of course which is a clue. It should not be green but a dull yellowish colour.
The rattling of seeds?? The seeds are not dried out. If you look around the general advice is to ripen them in a brown paper bag for a few days. Some people suggest putting in a few ripening apples also, or tomatoes. My husband and I have a honeydew and the rind has started to turn from creamish to green, what does that mean? Is it bad? It should be fine, just use your senses — smell, sight, taste — before wolfing it down!
Thank you for the tips! Make sure that you close the top of the bag when you are ready to let the melon begin ripening. The closed paper bag traps the ethylene gas produced by the cantaloupe as it ripens. You need to use a paper bag instead of a plastic one.
Toss your cut honeydew melon with fresh lemon or lime juice start with just a squeeze of juice, and add more if necessary. This brings out the natural flavor of most room-temperature melons.
Toss the melon pieces with a little bit of sugar or honey, and let the pieces sit at room temperature for a few minutes. If you know what a canteloupe tastes like the melon with a netted skin and salmon coloured flesh , it is similar. The key difference is that a honeydew can be a lot sweeter without having that musky aftertaste. The best way to pick a cantaloupe is by smell. The fruit should have a sweet, slightly musky scent.
A good cantaloupe feels heavy for its size, has a rind that resembles raised netting, and has a stem end that yields slightly when pressed with your thumb. With its tough, netted rind, ripeness is not readily apparent on a cantaloupe. However, the melons will continue to ripen after being picked. Their sugar does not change after harvest, so they don't get sweeter with age.
Set the cantaloupe in a paper bag once you want to speed up the ripening process. Look for the yellow spot: Watermelons develop a splotch where they rest on the ground.
When this splotch is creamy yellow, it's ripe. Give it a thump: Tap the underbelly of the watermelon. A ripe one will have a deep hollow sound. She recommends that you ripen them faster in a perforated paper bag. When ripe , refrigerate. Cut melons should be wrapped in plastic to contain the odor. Do not remove the seeds until ready to eat because the seeds keep the flesh from drying out.
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