# Curses to the melon **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 27, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232 "2026-06-27T18:28:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/1 "2026-06-27T18:28:47Z")
I love me some watermelon. My son found a guy with a load of yellow meated watermelon. Cheap. Chilled it. After lunch we put it on the picnic table. Bring out the salt box and paper plates. Son-of-a-wrek pulled out his hog sticker. I said, nope you using that nasty thing! Sent inside for the butcher knife. Sliced. That satisfying sound that only comes from a ripe melon. Well. Now. What’s this? I’ve never seen so many seeds. They were mostly concentrated in the very middle of the melon. We got plenty fruit. It was mighty tasty. I have done all I can of a melon today. Alas, it’s the hydration that gets me. Or, it will at dialysis Monday. I was thinking about the seeds. I had the kids wash them. They really liked that. Big sticky wet mess. At least, concentrated to outdoors. Mostly. I figure we will do a craft with the seeds. From experience I know they won’t propagate this year. Won’t keep til next year. So crafting it is. Anyway, the melon was good, if seedy. So not top priority for my garden plot. Enjoy those summer fruits while they are here! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/2 "2026-07-02T15:21:49Z")
My son tells me we’ll have cantaloupes ripe for Saturday. I’m very happy. I’m being dehydrated because dialysis is getting so awful. I hope to be able to work some in my intake. I love me some Cantaloupe. 🤞 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/3 "2026-07-02T15:27:47Z")
We’ve been devouring peaches of late. Juicy and sweet after fully ripening in a paper bag for a couple of days. Made a killer peach cobbler the other day. We froze several bags of fresh strawberries. They don’t stay firm when frozen, but are still good eating with some yogurt and honey. Now we’re awaiting the fresh corn that comes in August-September here in the north. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/4 "2026-07-03T01:38:29Z")
My mom and I were set up at a farmer’s market today, selling her jams and sewing work. The CSA had way too many cherries, so they gave us a pint (Washington, though, not local). They’re amazingly delicious. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/5 "2026-07-03T12:35:48Z")
Completely off topic: Back when I worked in grocery stores, the assistant manager, the produce girl and I got into exchanging produce puns one day. Hilarity ensued. The winner was the AM when he stated _Well, we haven’t had any rain lately, it’s pretty dry out there, so I have to go home and **water m’lawn** _! Hysterics a-plenty! As you were. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/6 "2026-07-03T12:39:58Z")
Oh Burpo, that’s a plum cute story! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/7 "2026-07-03T12:45:15Z")
Oh, a late entry in the pun-a-palooza! Nice work, Beck. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/8 "2026-07-03T16:19:18Z")
Come to find out freezing cantaloupe is not a thing you can do. So we created(or borrowed) a hack. Mid-dau is making melon puree in the blender. And we’re gonna freeze cubes of it. We’re hopeful(🫣 ) Cause, cantaloupe smoothie is _nice!_ ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/9 "2026-07-04T02:01:01Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Come to find out freezing cantaloupe is not a thing you can do Huh? News to me; I do it most years. It freezes fine. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/10 "2026-07-04T02:03:14Z")
Oh really? Tell me how you do it. Every thing we’ve read is, melon does not freeze well. Something about the way the ice crystals form makes it mushy on thawing. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/11 "2026-07-04T02:09:18Z")
Cut it up, mix with a very small amount of sugarl to bring out the juices, pack it in its own juice and freeze. Try it and see what you think. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/12 "2026-07-04T02:35:05Z")
I will do that. Forthwith. Thank you. The melon puree wasn’t really successful. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/13 "2026-07-04T10:32:58Z")
worries that some months from now there’ll be a post from Beck saying that she doesn’t like the results If you don’t, let me know! But I think it’ll be fine. — why on earth did discourse do that? I suppose it was the square brackets. Will try to remember not to use. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/14 "2026-07-04T12:43:58Z")
I’d think that, if the goal is making smoothies, it getting mushy wouldn’t be a concern. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-to-the-melon/1031232/15 "2026-07-04T13:45:37Z")
Sorta ok. But a melon is such a great way to have a light airy smoothie. The puree one tended to look cloudy. Tastes fine, but the texture was off. All of that doesn’t matter if you put bananas in every smoothie.