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Cooking & Baking

Warpy

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2. I've noticed all meloms except watermelon getting harder over the last few years

Reply to Morbius (Original post)

Sat Apr 12, 2025, 11:14 PM

Apr 12

which means they're being harvested greener and greener.

Pretty soon we'll just have to give up on fresh fruit altogether unless we grow it ourselves, opting instead for canned or frozen.

Producers want their stuff to look picture perfect. Unfortunately, most of it tastes like papier maché.

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Hard cantaloupe [View all] Morbius Apr 12 OP

We've been very disappointed the last few years because all of the cantaloupes we bought walkingman Apr 12 #1

I've noticed all meloms except watermelon getting harder over the last few years Warpy Apr 12 #2

My wife ate the strawberries. Morbius Apr 13 #3

Not cantaloupe season Retrograde Apr 14 #4

You could also make agua fresca. love_katz Apr 14 #5

I did a quick search. love_katz Apr 14 #6

Interesting. Morbius Apr 14 #7