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| Author: | Cubangirl [ Mon Jul 28, 2014 12:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Lots and lots of cantaloupes |
Somehow we have lots of cantaloupes. DH picked 8 and there are a whole bunch more coming up in the next few days. Anyone have any ideas what I can do with them? Our garden has been super bountiful this year and we are running out of room in the kitchen. |
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| Author: | ldkelley [ Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lots and lots of cantaloupes |
They dehydrate into a very sweet snack... Trader Joes carries if you don't want to experiment on your home grown ones. --Lisa |
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| Author: | BeckyH [ Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lots and lots of cantaloupes |
Melon soup is very nice on a hot day, and lots of Japanese desserts use melon as a flavoring. I've never made any, but enjoyed them greatly when I got them at the Japanese bakery. |
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| Author: | pepperhead212 [ Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lots and lots of cantaloupes |
Besides the smoothies I make with the melons themselves, there is a delicious Mexican drink made of the seeds and junk you scoop out of the melon, and is normally discarded - Horchata. |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lots and lots of cantaloupes |
Dave, last I checked, Horchata was made from rice and milk. |
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| Author: | pepperhead212 [ Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lots and lots of cantaloupes |
Fuzzy, Actually, horchata is made with rice, as well as other grains, nuts, and seeds, though, as you noted, rice is the usual ingredient. I should have been more specific and stated horchata de melon. I've been making this since I found the recipe in one of Diana Kennedy's Mexican CBs, back in the 70s. |
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| Author: | cmd2012 [ Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lots and lots of cantaloupes |
Probably too late for your melons, but they freeze well if you peel and chunk them. They're great in smoothies. |
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| Author: | Cubangirl [ Sat Aug 09, 2014 4:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lots and lots of cantaloupes |
Thanks, not too late, we have another batch ripening on the vine. Steve planted a lot thinking not all were going to make it, but they all did. One patch on a vine shared by cucumbers with marigolds on the ground. They were the first to come up. The other on the ground by itself is near the composter, and it had 8 at one time and more coming. Nice size ones too. Between the extreme heat followed by heavy rain, the plants went crazy. He got a dinosaur kale leaf for his green drink today. Just the leaf was about 18" long. |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Sat Aug 09, 2014 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lots and lots of cantaloupes |
Alina, You can make lots of things with Tuscan cabbage (dinosaur kale). |
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