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! You gave some key pointers to look out for. Thanks so much for these great tips! Idk why. These tips are super helpful! I recently had water infused with honeydew, cantaloupe, cinnamon sticks.
It was refreshingly fabulous. Wish me luck! Thank you again! That sounds delicious! Enjoy and thanks for reading! I was told to find a ripe honeydew, first rub the outside. If the outside proves resistant and waxy when pushing your finger over the outside in a rather hard manner, it is one test that proves a honeydew is ripe. Following rubbing the melon, smell it. If it smells like a honeydew, it should be ripe. Good Luck. Also pick a yellow one, If the melon is whitish, it is not ripe.
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Draymond Green and Jordan Poole had a public kerfuffle, but it's not as bad as it looks. Read full article. Story continues. Recommended Stories. Patriots Wire. NBC Sports. Leave the bag sitting on the corner, out of direct light, for two to three days. Store the ripe honeydew melon in a sealed bag or container after slicing.
Once ripened and sliced, honeydew should be used within three to five days. The end of the honeydew that the stem was attached to has a sweet fragrance when the honeydew is ripe or nearly ripe. Jenny Harrington has been a freelance writer since The outside of the melon should feel firm but give slightly to pressure, particularly on the end where the stem was.
If it feels rock-hard, give it a little more time. Aside from being delicious, honeydew melon is a great source of vitamin C. One cup of diced melon about an eighth of an average-sized honeydew contains more than 50 percent of the recommended daily value of vitamin C!
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