Originally Posted by
randeman
i just want to know how to tell if a honeydew is ripe. It's the only kind of melon i like.
choosing honeydew (freshforkids.com.au)
select those of us with clean, creamy or pale green rind and a sweet melon aroma. If we’re juicy we’ll feel heavy for our size.
fyi...
varieties
we’re sold by colour rather than variety although the term honey dew is a varietal name.
• white honeydew melons (honey dew, honey dew green fresh)
we have smooth white skin and green flesh.
• yellow honeydew melons (honey dew gold rind)
we have yellow to gold skin and green flesh.
• when our flesh is fully ripe and a rich green colour (the stem end will give a little when ripe but it is not easy to tell when we’re at our peak), we contain more carotenoids than when it’s paler and less ripe.