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Orange Honeydew Melon
Oval-to-round and a delicious cross between a cantaloupe and a honeydew, the very fleshy juicy orangish-yellow pulp of the orange honeydew melon is encased in a hard very yellow matching rind.
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Grower
Depending on the seeds, this lovely hybrid melon grows full-size, typically weighing five pounds or in a smaller personal size weighing in at just 1- 1 1/2 pounds. Because this melon has a rather short shelf life and doesn't fare well when commercially shipped, local growers and farmer's markets are its availability forte.
Ananas melons produce a light netting that encases its golden to orange colored rind. Its sweet yellowish-ivory colored flesh is quite firm and fragrant. Its compelling scent is much like that of a ready to eat pineapple, thus its name, Ananas which means "pineapple".
Luscious melon for breakfast and brunch, anytime is a good time to enjoy this melon sweetie. Use as garnish for specialty sandwiches. To store, keep whole melons cool and dry. Refrigerate cut melon up to three days.
In France, the Ananas melon is called "Ananas D'Amerique a Chair Verte".
Locally grown in California at Munak Ranch, Specialty Produce strongly supports and enthusiastically endorses our local growers, farmers, ranchers and the California farming industry. "Ananas", the word, is familiar in France and Italy. Meaning "pineapple" in English, this melon is sometimes called pineapple melon.
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Current Facts
Depending on the seeds, this lovely hybrid melon grows full-size, typically weighing five pounds or in a smaller personal size weighing in at just 1- 1 1/2 pounds. Because this melon has a rather short shelf life and doesn't fare well when commercially shipped, local growers and farmer's markets are its availability forte.
Description/Taste
Ananas melons produce a light netting that encases its golden to orange colored rind. Its sweet yellowish-ivory colored flesh is quite firm and fragrant. Its compelling scent is much like that of a ready to eat pineapple, thus its name, Ananas which means "pineapple".
Applications
Luscious melon for breakfast and brunch, anytime is a good time to enjoy this melon sweetie. Use as garnish for specialty sandwiches. To store, keep whole melons cool and dry. Refrigerate cut melon up to three days.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
In France, the Ananas melon is called "Ananas D'Amerique a Chair Verte".
Geography/History
Locally grown in California at Munak Ranch, Specialty Produce strongly supports and enthusiastically endorses our local growers, farmers, ranchers and the California farming industry. "Ananas", the word, is familiar in France and Italy. Meaning "pineapple" in English, this melon is sometimes called pineapple melon.
