Sunday, August 14, 2011

Ho Ho Ho - Who wants melon?


So, I was in the store the other day, checking out one of my favorite areas, the fruit section. It's a fantastic place, I was walking between the peaches and the melons, an there it was, the jolliest fruit of them all. It also happened a fruit I had never heard of, the Santa Claus Melon.

The name obviously caught my attention, as I am a huge fan of anything Christmas, so I bought one. Here's a picture of it:


This was one of the larger fruits. The outside was green, the inside was a lighter green. It was crisp, fresh and moderately sweet. The texture actually reminded me of squash. It was pretty tasty. The name, however, still seems silly to me. There's no red, no fuzziness, and its a summer fruit. It has nothing resembling the holiday of all holidays in any way, or Jolly Ole St. Nick. The color and shape seem better suited to be called the Easter Bunny Melon.

Well, let me know what you think the real Christmas fruit should be? What fruit is most worth of being Santa's namesake? Personally, I have no idea.

Sincerely,

An 'average' Joe

2 comments:

  1. "This melon was named in recognition of its long keeping qualities...until Christmas. Even though it is a very good keeper, this holiday melon was actually named because its peak season is in December. Maturing about one hundred-ten days after planting..."

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  2. I think the orange is the one and only Christmas fruit; didn't we all get one in the toe of our stocking? And didn't they always give them as wonderful treats in those Dickensian Christmases in England?

    And listen people, the chocolate whack-it oranges are no worthy substitute.

    The star fruit might also be a contender... for obvious reasons.

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