Definition of honeydew
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:a saccharine deposit secreted on the leaves of plants usually by aphids or scale insects or sometimes by a fungus
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Eat this before summer is gone: chunks of ambrosial honeydew and watermelon tossed with snappy string and shell beans, tiny black lentils, and showered with crumbles of briny feta.
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And that’s evident in the exotic range of flavors: honey habanero (made with local honey), salted sweet corn with sage, honeydew cucumber cilantro, and a recent collaboration with Hoppin’ Frog, a local brewery.
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The secret to finding a good cantaloupe (or honeydew, Crenshaw, casaba or the other melons of this type) is to put your nose to the stem end, the round depression, and sniff.
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The New Clairvaux Vineyard 2016 Tehama County Vina St. James Block Moschofilero ($20) is a fairly husky dry white wine, forward in aroma, substantial in build and limned with suggestions of honeydew melon, peaches and spice.
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A mix of watermelon, honeydew and cucumber, seasoned well with salt and pepper and dressed with olive oil and lime juice, would go into the bowl.
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One cup of watermelon contains 170 milligrams (mg) of potassium compared to 388 mg for the same amount of honeydew melon and 427 mg for cantaloupe.
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Piquantly dressed arugula and dollops of goat cheese crowned a gorgeous summer melon salad, but every slice of honeydew was crunchy where it had been cut too close to the rind.
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With high acidity, full-bodied texture and floral character, Malvira's version shows notes of honeydew melon, ripe red apple and stone fruit with a slightly salty, crisp finish.
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First Known Use of honeydew
1526
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