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.
Actually, when a honeydew melon is ripe, the skin will have a distinctly tacky texture to it when you rub your hand along the surface. When it's not ripe, the skin will be smooth and slippery to your hand.
In addition, ripe Honeydews will smell ripe, unripe ones will smell hardly at all. The tacky skin method is foolproof, however, once you know what a ripe one feels like.