July – October from California
Summertime is when California Honeydew Melons are picked at the peak of ripeness.
This is when they are sweet and juicy too! So, if you’ve been deceived by a honeydew in the winter when it tastes like nothing more than a mildly sweet cucumber, then this is your time! Honeydews right now truly are a whole different experience.
When you head to your favorite produce shop this summer, look for a mild yellow cream-colored melon with a waxy surface and nice give to it. What is give you ask? When you gently press in with your fingers the melon should “give in” a little bit, if it doesn’t most likely it is not ready to cut. Smell the melon too, if it has a sweet smell along with the give you know it has all the credentials of being the perfect melon.
By the way, did you know that the honeydew was named by a five-year-old girl? She was in the melon field at sunrise with her father who developed the nameless melon, when she said to him “father the morning dew looks just like honey on the melons.” Hence the name honeydew was born.
*Honeydews are fully packed with vitamin C, calcium and potassium.
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