Produce Briefs...
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.
Cantaloupe Melon
The cantaloupe is defined by two elements: its roughly netted stone and green colored skin and its aromatic orange-coral colored flesh. When perfectly ripe, the flesh is juicy, unctuous and sweet.
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Seasons/Availability
Ruby Bliss™ watermelon are available late spring through late summer.
Description/Taste
The Ruby Bliss™ watermelon is a large, imposing seedless watermelon. When ripe, its skin will be green with faded green stripes and yellow and white highlights throughout. The rind is thick, firm and clouded white. The flesh will be quite aromatic, crisp, succulent and sweet. Its color, a deep translucent ruby red.
Applications
Best eaten fresh, at the peak of ripeness. May also be pureed or juiced. Refrigerate ripe and cut melons at 45-55 degrees F to extend their shelf-life. Puree watermelon with sugar, pour into an ice cream machine and process into sorbet. Avoid storing Ruby Bliss™ with cantaloupes, bananas, apples, stone fruit, pears, avocados, grapes, kiwi, mixed melons, tomatoes or other ethylene producing produce. This will shorten the product’s shelf life.
Geography/History
The Ruby Bliss™ watermelon was initially bred by Syngenta for Dulcinea Farms specifically to increase levels of naturally occurring antioxidants, which give the fruit its rich red color. It grows best in the summer months in a hot dry climate.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Ruby Bliss Watermelon. One
is easiest, three is harder.
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Seasons/Availability
Ruby Bliss™ watermelon are available late spring through late summer.
Description/Taste
The Ruby Bliss™ watermelon is a large, imposing seedless watermelon. When ripe, its skin will be green with faded green stripes and yellow and white highlights throughout. The rind is thick, firm and clouded white. The flesh will be quite aromatic, crisp, succulent and sweet. Its color, a deep translucent ruby red.
Applications
Best eaten fresh, at the peak of ripeness. May also be pureed or juiced. Refrigerate ripe and cut melons at 45-55 degrees F to extend their shelf-life. Puree watermelon with sugar, pour into an ice cream machine and process into sorbet. Avoid storing Ruby Bliss™ with cantaloupes, bananas, apples, stone fruit, pears, avocados, grapes, kiwi, mixed melons, tomatoes or other ethylene producing produce. This will shorten the product’s shelf life.
Geography/History
The Ruby Bliss™ watermelon was initially bred by Syngenta for Dulcinea Farms specifically to increase levels of naturally occurring antioxidants, which give the fruit its rich red color. It grows best in the summer months in a hot dry climate.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Ruby Bliss Watermelon. One
is easiest, three is harder.
