Melon facts and general information about melons
including:
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Honeydew melon
Melons are Available:
Melons are available fresh in the summertime.
How Do Melons Grow:
Melons grow from seeds planted in the garden. They form vines and can
grow quite long.
What to Look for When Buying Melons:
Buy a melon that is heavy. For watermelons the heavier melon means more
juice and tastier. The under belly should be yellow.
Cantaloupe should have a sweet smell as well as a honeydew melon.
Melon
Storage Tips:
Keep cut melons in the refrigerator.
If uncut, store in a cool dark place.
How to Cook with Melons:
Melons are eaten raw. Cut up or use a melon
baller in fruit
salads and
eaten as is.
Melon Nutrition Facts:
1/2 cup cubed melons is one serving size. Melons
provide Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin, potassium, Vitamin B6 and
lycopene.
Melon Recipe: Watermelon Salad
1 Cup seeded, chopped watermelon
1/2 Cup chopped strawberries
½ Cup chopped kiwifruit
½ Cup chopped peaches
3 Tablespoons lime juice
4 teaspoons honey
Mix fruit together in serving bowl. Mix lime juice and honey together
and toss over fruit.
***For fun you could serve the salad in halved and hollowed limes, in
hollowed out watermelon, or inside half a coconut, hollowed pineapple,
etc.
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