Cantaloupe.

Have had a dozen or so. 2 were ripe.

Did you know they do not ripen once picked?

My wife taught me years ago how to pick a good one. You smell right where the stem was. It should have a strong cantaloupe aroma.

However, even that trick didn't work in recent years, and I've had a few this year that had no smell at all, but were still very good.

though it was good, it was not as sweet as the ones I grow. I have them growing in the garden, but with the heat and drought I don't think they'll produce much.

but your post made me want to remedy that. Cantaloupe is now on my grocery list!

The melons have been sweet, but who knows where they come from?
Mexico?

they would be domestic. Where I live a lot comes from Mexico in the winter.

from seeds from the library, I picked up one at the grocery the other day. The label says Sugar Kiss, Product of U.S., but not where. Google says it's grown in AZ. (Usually, the best melons we get around here each year are trucked in from Rocky Ford, CO, which is also unfortunately home to large cattle feedlots.)

It was still really hard so I left it to sit. Just now cut it open and it has to be the sweetest melon I've ever tasted, cloyingly so, almost to the point of being too sweet. Super juicy and sticky. We'll see how it is once it's chilled.

Saving some of the seeds so, if husband likes it, he can try planting it next year.

I have problems determining post-purchase which day brings the sweet flavor peak without mushiness of the outer rind. Refrigerate before slicing/cubing? Love them in large cubes with small curd cottage cheese and a pink of salt or with biscotti/bakery for breakfast.

A little googling tells me it is indeed a cantaloupe. Like most fruits and vegetables, there are many breeds of Cantaloupe. Indiana melons are one of them.

Best Cantaloupes around. Sweeter and tastier than a traditional Cantaloupe.

https://westchestermagazine.com/food/hand-melons-the-best-melons-on-earth/

https://www.handmelonfarm.com/

Non GMO. seeds are viable. Tried to grow some this year but the critter ate them. I'll Try again next year after fence improvements.

Have a friend growing them successfully in Phoenix.