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Cooking & Baking

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4. Not cantaloupe season

Reply to Morbius (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 01:59 AM

Apr 14

What's in stores now is likely picked green and imported from South America - they're not ripe. A few months ago I saw some Ranier cherries, my favorite, for $4/lb, much cheaper than local ones in season. Well, they were from Chile - and not worth the price. Essentially tasteless and not worth the price.

What about grilling your canteloupes? I don't think they'll get softer on their own, and trying to make smoothies sounds like a lost cause. Americans don't cook a lot of fruit, but other cultures do - maybe looking at some southeast Asian recipes might give you some ideas.

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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