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Originally Posted by marais
(Post 10354807)
Yummm! Lovely ripe honeydew or cantaloupe with a scoop of vanilla ice cream is a late summer classic for dessert. I've never had Blue Bell (I've heard it's legendary), but any good fresh local vanilla ice cream would be great for this.
And cold watermelon chunks whizzed about in a blender with a modicum of gin result in a true adult beverage pleasure :D Down South, "plugging" a chilled watermelon with equally chilled vodka some hours before consumption is not unknown in the summertime. |
Originally Posted by wharvey
(Post 10355250)
I have to ask.... does anyone like Salt on their Watermelon? I find it brings out the flavor. :)
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Originally Posted by wharvey
(Post 10355250)
I have to ask.... does anyone like Salt on their Watermelon? I find it brings out the flavor. :)
That said, I had to agree with her when we had a fresh watermelon last week and she got out the normal (not sea) salt shaker -- it was actually pretty good! I also subscribe to the thought that the heavier the melon is compared to its size, the more ripe it is -- this seems to be especially true with cantaloupes. |
My family's into lime juice on honeydews--my grandmother was the queen of serving a wedge of honeydew with lime as an appetizer. (One of my cousins seems to hate them to this day for that reason... :rolleyes:)
Seems that honeydews rarely have a smell anymore (ie, they're harder to choose nowadays) and don't get as soft, either. I chose one the other day that tasted great, but could have been a bit softer. Seems like an argument for buying at farmers' markets, but I usually only find cantaloupe and watermelon at the markets here. |
Originally Posted by kipper
(Post 10355362)
At lunch today, we discussed adding salt to fruit! Apparently, adding salt brings out the sweetness of peaches, cantaloupe, and grapefruit, so I'd guess it does that for watermelon too. :D
Salt is good on watermelon, apple slices, and pineapple. |
Originally Posted by Orchids
(Post 10380041)
Salt is good on watermelon, apple slices, and pineapple.
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I've salted watermelon plenty of times.
I've seen my southern relatives put salt and pepper on their cantaloupe with breakfast. |
Originally Posted by Randeman
(Post 10348883)
I just want to know how to tell if a honeydew is ripe. It's the only kind of melon I like.
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. |
Originally Posted by blueskeyes
(Post 10390971)
I've salted watermelon plenty of times.
And Gallagher assaulted watermelons plenty of times. |
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