..I have a fruit arrangement store and in the winter customers complain when the melon is not as sweet, or sweet at all, as in summer....is there anything to dip it in to help? Thanks...
Is there a way to make cantaloupe %26amp;honeydew sweet tasting once picked, as winter fruit is not sweet?
To make cantaloupe and honeydew sweet they have to spray borax on the flower when on the vine. It depends on your supplier if they do this when growing. If you do not spray the flowers on the plants while growing them, then they do not turn out sweet at all. No melon is sweet when picked green, it takes time to ripen it out. If your buyers would just wait till it is really ripe then it would naturally be sweeter tasting. Usually the over ripe melons taste the best but most people never wait that long before cutting it. I have worked in the grocery business and have grown my own melons. I did not know the first time I grew them that they had to be sprayed to get the sweet flavor and mine did not have any flavor to them the first year. After I started spraying the flowers they turned out sweet every time. If your supplier is picking the fruit way too quickly then they would turn out really green and maybe not get as sweet a flavor. I would ask your supplier why? maybe they could give you the best answer to your question since they grow them in the first place.
Reply:Little know fact - you can cook Cantaloupe and Honeydew - by cooking them the sugars heighten.
Method:
Cut in 1/2 and remove seeds
Apply butter to surface
Turn cut side down to cookie sheet and bake at 325 for 10 minutes - remove and sprinkle with Cinnamon or nutmeg - a yummy morning treat.
You could also cube and wrap in prosciutto, thin cut beef/turkey or pork bacon and broil for 5-6 minutes to cook meat and serve as addition to a winter salad or alone as an appetizer.
Hope this helped!
Reply:you could just let it ripen before selling it, it will sweeten up
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