Stuffed Cantaloupe
1 ripe cantaloupe6 ounces cream cheese1 (16 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained1 cup chopped pecans
Cut cantaloupe top and clean out center of seeds. Mix cream cheese, pineapple and pecans. Stuff cantaloupe with cream cheese mixture. Place top back on cantaloupe and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
To serve, slice across about 2-inches [...]
Melon en Surprise (Surprise Melon)
Source: Good Housekeeping’s Around the World Cook Book – 1958
1 cantaloupe or other small melon2 cups (500 ml) fresh fruitGranulated sugar1/4 cup (60 ml) Marsala wine, sweet sherry or 1 tablespoon Kirsch6 ounces (150 g) cream cheese, softened2 tablespoons (30 ml) milkChopped nuts
Start this dish at least a couple of hours [...]
Icy Cantaloupe
1 ripe cantaloupe2 cups water1 cup granulated sugar
Combine water and sugar; boil until thoroughly mixed. Set aside to cool.
Cut cantaloupe into bite-size pieces. Place in freezer containers. When syrup is completely cooled, pour over cantaloupe and freeze.