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These are popular because they're easy to select and very sweet. Ripe cantaloupes have dull yellow backgrounds with raised netting. Avoid those with protruding stems, or tears in the rind at the stem end--it's a tell-tale sign that the melon was picked too soon. When ripe melons are picked, the stem falls off easily, leaving a small, clean depression. After checking the stem end, flip the melon over and check the blossom end. It should be fragrant and yield a bit when pressed. Cantaloupes are cheapest in the summer.

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Also known as

  • Cantaloupe
  • Muskmelon
  • Netted melon
  • Rockmelon

Substitutes

Cranshaw melon OR honeydew melon OR Persian melon (larger)
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