Sugar melon

Sugar melon

A sugar melon is a type of cantaloupe that is about five to six inches (12–15 cm) in diameter and weighing between two and a half to four pounds (1–2 kg). Nearly round in shape, it has thick, sweet, orange flesh and a ribbed exterior that is a silvery gray.

References

* Ward, Artimas. "The Grocer's Encycplopedia". New York: 1911. [http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/coldfusion/display.cfm?ID=ency&PageNum=617]


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