Favorite melon

[BurtWorm]

Poll question: Favorite melon

http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/gifs/watermelon.jpg

[bif]

1. I hate all melons

And cantelope is the worst one. Makes me gag.

[mrboba1]

4. you aren't supposed to eat the rind...

:P

[supernova]

12. Watermelon rind pickles... Yum!

One of the best things about summer around here: watermelon rind pickles. :9 :9

[BurtWorm]

5. You're weird.

;)

Now that I think of it, it took me many years to warm up to canteloupe.

[trotsky]

8. I'm with ya bif.

Can't stand any.

[bif]

16. And the smell of cantelope

Reminds me of something rotting. Melons are about the only fruit I don't like.

[mac56]

2. Blind.

[redqueen]

18. Poor Shannon

:(

[eyesroll]

3. I like seeded watermelon, specifically because

the seedless ones just seem to have a weird texture. (Too much genetic engineering/breeding for shippability instead of taste?)

But give me a locally-grown watermelon on a hot day...

[calico1]

7. My favorite is cantelope.

I do like watermelon to but the seeded ones are just too much work! So I do buy seedles when I buy them. My least favorite is honeydew. They are often mealy and dry and not ripe. I got tired of wasting my money on them.

[Moderator]

6. Sex thread. Locking.

;)

[mrboba1]

10. that was funny.

that's the first time I've seen a mod actually do this joke...
:)

[amber dog democrat]

9. The Yellow Watermelons

I have fond memories of them as a kid.

[Fridays Child]

11. Melon, the tapir

Melon, Houston Zoo, 1973 - 1999, RIP

[Tom_Foolery]

13. John MELONcamp n/t

[expatriot]

14. whats the difference between muskmelon and canteloupe ?

thought they were the same.

[BurtWorm]

15. Glad you asked. (I thought no one would!)

I just learned, while researching this poll, that what Americans often call canteloupe Europeans call muskmelon. I quote:

"Muskmelon are eastern type melons with prominent ribs and are often covered with a dense net. They have higher sugars and a more musky flavor than the western type (shipping) canteloupe, which has no ribs and has a lighter netting. The true canteloupe is actually a French melon called Charentais, which is pale green with a very light netting."

[redqueen]

17. Seedless watermelon for me

but the cantaloupe is a close second... very nutritious, and a catchy song, too! Wait, that was cantaloop... nevermind.