tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546711084480426410.post325171980066149040..comments2024-03-09T02:17:52.007-08:00Comments on Shannon's Lightening the Load: Canary MelonShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733761403912682977noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546711084480426410.post-59032571944924679312014-07-12T18:17:00.308-07:002014-07-12T18:17:00.308-07:00Here's their Facebook page: https://www.facebo...Here's their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VerryCherryPlum<br />I get the idea that they are relatively new and have limited distribution. Like all California stone fruit their season is now. I can't even say for sure that your TJs will have them just because mine does, but it's worth checking. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011749964154446809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546711084480426410.post-14803122695980039132014-07-12T13:27:21.658-07:002014-07-12T13:27:21.658-07:00I typically have "good luck" *knock on w...I typically have "good luck" *knock on wood* picking melons. I learned with watermelon you want to hear it ping, like a hollow sound. Cantaloupes I typically go or a firm outside and I smell the roundish part where the stem was. Not sure that's how you should pick them but it works lol ... that is unless I let it sit on my counter too long and then it's gross. Honeydew is usually sheer luck that I get a good one!<br /><br />I'm definitely going to look for that ... I've never seen or heard of it before. I bought a container of black plums (which are my fav) BUT these were sooooo soft I basically throw them out because texturally they gross me out. The Verry Cherry Plums ... are they only available certain seasons?Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733761403912682977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546711084480426410.post-37038476123207844772014-07-12T12:25:18.269-07:002014-07-12T12:25:18.269-07:00I have a hard time picking a good melon anyway. T...I have a hard time picking a good melon anyway. They seem to range from sweet and delicious to downright yucky, and how can you tell if it's the variety, or just bad luck?<br />Next time you're at Trader Joe's, look for "Verry Cherry Plums". They are also a little spendy at $3.99 for a pound, but the ones I bought were sweet as candy, and still a little crisp. They have a website and a Facebook page, and seem a little gimmicky, but if they really are a cross between a cherry and a plum, then I guess they can qualify as a "new" fruit to try. That's what I'm going to be using this week, unless I make it out to the big international market about 20 minutes away from me. They have a huge produce department with all kinds of weird and interesting things!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011749964154446809noreply@blogger.com