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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
Heirloom eggplant are available during the summer.
Eggplants lend themselves to many tasty ethnic dishes from Moroccan to Indian, with Middle Eastern and Mediterranean preparations somewhere in between.
This heirloom mix offers a colorful variety of eggplant, which may include Caliope, white, baby black bell or green apple. Smaller in size, each variety will be sweeter and more tender than mature purple eggplant.
Eggplant can be picked when it reaches a desirable size. The larger the eggplant, the more seeds. Eggplants are usually cut off the vine with about an inch of stem remaining on the fruit. It is best to use eggplant soon after harvest as they do not store well.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Heirloom Eggplant Mix. One
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Seasons/Availability
Heirloom eggplant are available during the summer.
Current Facts
Eggplants lend themselves to many tasty ethnic dishes from Moroccan to Indian, with Middle Eastern and Mediterranean preparations somewhere in between.
Description/Taste
This heirloom mix offers a colorful variety of eggplant, which may include Caliope, white, baby black bell or green apple. Smaller in size, each variety will be sweeter and more tender than mature purple eggplant.
Geography/History
Eggplant can be picked when it reaches a desirable size. The larger the eggplant, the more seeds. Eggplants are usually cut off the vine with about an inch of stem remaining on the fruit. It is best to use eggplant soon after harvest as they do not store well.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Heirloom Eggplant Mix. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Live Laugh Eat |
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