Oh Fudge

[Malhavoc's]

Winter melon...
"Can't come into work today, yeah. its snowing melons."
"come kids, lets go make a melon man."
I am sure it was named for other reasons, but the imagery of a melon falling from great hieghs on people is seared into my brain from the snark

 

[pitbulllady]

Naturally, I had to Google it. Says the immature fruit IS sweet, which is what I figured. So, if you want to eat it, as-is, you have to pick one of the immature fruits. Otherwise, you can use the older fruit to make preserves, like we used to do with citrons and watermelon rind around here, or a tea. The vines don't have to grow up into trees, which ALL members of the melon family will do if given a chance. Around here, most people plant melons in open fields far from trees, otherwise they will climb and make harvesting them quite treacherous and difficult.

pitbulllady

 

[The Snark]

And the decision is... Young, almost mature and mature, closing ones eyes and taking a bite you can easily visual the piquant flavor of a white terrycloth bath towel. The young one might have had Nutrasweet<TM> spilled on it at some time in the distant past.