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For the Last Preserves of the Year: The Humble Citron Melon
I first learned about watermelon’s pale-fleshed, seedy ancestor while studying traditional ways of preserving modern watermelon. Why, I wondered, do people bother to make the watermelon’s narrow inner white rind into pickles and sweet preserves when the red flesh and … Continue reading
Posted in Fruits, Sweet preserves
Tagged citron melon, Green Deane, melon d"Espagne, Mimi Thorrisson, pie melon, preserves, preserving, Seed Savers Exchange, watermelon
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