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Unread 08-30-2009, 09:38 PM
 
Location: NE TN~ TriCities
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Default Does anyone know what this white melon is called?

I picked one of these up the other day and can't remember what it was called at the grocery store. Google says it's an oriental crisp flesh melon, but I'm pretty sure the grocery store had an actual name for it. I wanted to find out a little bit more about it. It's a small melon about the size of a large grapefruit. Any help appreciated.
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Unread 08-30-2009, 10:33 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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It looks like what some call a Honeydew melon.
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Unread 08-31-2009, 01:35 AM
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Yeah !! Probably Honey dew! We get more cantaloupe but honey dew is generally green skin I think when ripe! Probably just not ripe honey dew.
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Unread 08-31-2009, 06:30 AM
 
Location: NE TN~ TriCities
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I looked some more last night and think it might be a "sprite" melon, not sure though. Was hoping someone here might be familiar with it. The flesh is sweet and very white, looks almost like coconut meat on the inside. Tastes like a cross between honeydew and cantaloupe with just a hint of something else thrown in. Very tasty.
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Unread 08-31-2009, 07:10 AM
 
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that is a honeydew
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Unread 08-31-2009, 02:39 PM
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Looks like a honeydew melon to me. I love those things!
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Unread 08-31-2009, 02:59 PM
 
Location: NE TN~ TriCities
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Maybe I need a better picture...
I promise it's not a honeydew. I know honeydew. This thing is white like milk, no green to it at all, and it has a different taste. If I could remember what grocery store I bought it at I'd go bug the produce manager.
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Unread 08-31-2009, 03:02 PM
 
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That's a honeydew.
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Unread 08-31-2009, 03:15 PM
 
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Might very well be a Crenshaw melon...
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Unread 08-31-2009, 04:47 PM
 
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Crenshaws have a pinkish-orange flesh.
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