But we've been enjoying summer fruits for a while now. Mangoes, of course. Melons and watermelons, which usually turn into their sweetest selves by April and May, have been abundant since the Christmas season.
Melons are near bottom prices already by this time, selling for Php25 a piece. Most don't look good, though, having dark bruises. Vendors say the damage is only skin deep, but I choose ones that feel firm throughout, and emit a sweet fragrance. The scent alone is a sure-fire way to ensure I'll have sweet, succulent cubes of cantaloupe for breakfast that instantly disappear the moment the kids wake up.
It was only in college that I learned to eat melon by itself, when we were served slices of the fruit in my dormitory. From then on I found that melon is sweet and refreshing by itself, and needs no other accompaniment.
But I have tried making melon shakes, and melon ice candy, to cool the blazing afternoons of summer. I don't know why, but with milk - condensed, or evaporated, or fresh, or cream - the concoctions turn bitter. I tried putting melon strips in halo-halo and fruit salads, too, and I get the same result. And I'm so deathly curious, because I remember during summers in my childhood we'd have the melon cubes coated with condensed milk sitting in the refrigerator all day.
Anyhow, fresh fruit in season at their sweetest don't need anything else, and won't interfere with weight and lactose issues. Though I'll keep looking for that compatible dairy. Melon shake and ice candy are unparalleled heavenly treats I don't want my kids to miss.
Related Posts
Guava, Pajo, Chico
Caimito
Papaya, Senorita, Pinya
Anonas
Duhat
Mix Them All Up!
Halu-Halo
Kiniler
On Mangoes
How to Eat A Mango
Mango Sago
Mango Shake
Mango Ice Candy
0 comments:
Post a Comment