Size Matters

I always say, the bigger the melon, the better it will taste. When all the melons are supposed to be big, a small melon simply hasn't grown as well, and doesn't taste as good as it's big brothers and sisters. This year there is a new melon on the block. It's small. It's supposed to be small, about 6" in diameter. It's called "Sugar Cube", and it tastes great, and is the perfect size for one or two people to eat in on sitting. For a size comparison, see the photo in our previous post. "Sugar Cube" is the small melon at the front. I guess the moral of the story is that size doesn't matter.

Lambkin Melons

A few days ago we gathered all our different melons together, tasted them, took a few pics as well, and did our best not to get all the varieties mixed up.
It's been a good summer for growing melons, those hot days do wonders for their flavour and size.

A new melon for this year is called "Lambkin" (you know they're running out of names when they start naming melons after meat).
Lambkin is a medium sized oval melon, easily identified by it's unique skin -it is a mottled green and yellow. The flesh is green, but it tastes more like an orange cantaloupe (musk melon), than a honeydew. The flavour is superb, you have to try one.

Lambkin

For what it's worth, Lambkin is known as a 'Piel de Sapo' or Christmas melon -for superior long term storage, something we haven't put to the test, we're eating them up too fast! All American Selections winner for 2009.