On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 18:09:47 -0500, Monique Reed
wrote:



They're kiwano melons! The laugh's on me. My compost heap gets all the
leftover props from our college-level Economic Botany lab, so it's
full of exotic propagules. Since I had a taro root sprout last year,
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised to find kiwanos. Apparently zone 8b
is just fine for them.

I've tasted them and don't care for them as is. Does anyone have a
good recipe?


Ah. I looked these up:

http://cheneybrothers.com/kiwano.shtm

http://www.melissas.com/newsletter/100.htm

Here's a whole lot of info on them, but no recipes:

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/c...wano.html#Uses

This source says the fruit 'lacks taste' and is 'eaten as a
supplement'.

Two recipes are he

http://www.bellybytes.com/recipes/exoticfruits.shtml

Another recipes:

http://www.melissas.com/recipes/index.cfm?Recipe_ID=873

This one above is for a raita, and it sounds really good to
me.

I've seen them in supermarkets and never knew what they
were, much less how to use them. Next time I see them, I'll
buy one... However, now that I know what they are, I'll
probably never see them again in the stores...

You know, the supermarkets really ought to have a printed
sheet with explanations and recipes for the 'exotics' - I
think they'd sell more of them if they did.

If you want more recipes, you can Google like this (note
punctuation):


"horned melon" + recipe

OR

kiwano + recipe

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