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| Purchasing
Foods - Melons |
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Cantaloupes |
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Scar at stem end should be
slightly sunken and calloused. Do not depend on
softening at stem end; repeated pressure will
produce this on immature fruit. Pronounced
yellowish indicates over ripeness. Netting
should be coarse, corky and grayish. Avoid
bruised or flabby fruit. Decay shows as soft
sunken spots, mold or moisture at stem end.
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Casaba |
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Select melon of yellow-colored
rind, softening at blossom end. Immaturity is
shown by firmness and greenish-white color;
decay, by dark sunken areas. |
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Honey ball or Honeydew |
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Choose a melon with rind of light
yellow which yields slightly to pressure. Dark
sunken spots show decay. Flavor will be good if
spots have not penetrated rind. Greenish-white
color and hardness show immaturity. |
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Watermelons |
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Should be firm, symmetrical,
fresh, good color, a bloom on surface, lower
side yellowish. Immature melons are hard, unripe
in appearance, underside is white or pale green.
Over mature melons are dull, lifeless and feel
springy to touch. |
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