If I may say so: I am a genius. From time to time, I buy a melon. Not cantaloupe, which I'm convince

If I may say so: I am a genius. From time to time, I buy a melon. Not cantaloupe, which I'm convinced tastes of paint fumes. Honeydew. Delicious, cool, pale green honeydew. When I get home from the grocery store, I perform an intergenerational rite of the ToastWomen. I halve, quarter, slice, peel, and cube the melon and then put it in a Tupperware in the fridge so that I can pluck out chilly cubes for the next few days whenever I fancy a bite of something sweet. I remember being a tiny child and watching my grandmother perform this ritual with each new melon that arrived in her Florida house, to which ToastSister and I were dispatched each summer for a couple of weeks. This particular September honeydew sat in the fridge a little too long and lost its bite. Instead of tossing it, I thought I'd use the mushy melon to lose my frozen dessert virginity. I don't have an ice cream maker, and the whole process of making ice creams and sorbets has long intimidated me. But quick, before I could psych myself out of it, I dumped the melon and its juices, some confectioners sugar, kitchen canister sets and a bit of Rose's lime into the blender. The result was a divine honeydew smoothie. After a few hours in the freezer, it was a decent sorbet. But it needed something. kitchen canister sets Namely, cream. I tossed the sorbet back in the blender, added a glug of cream, and that's when the magic happened. I fed it to the Human Vacuum, who moaned his appreciation. I snuck bites at all hours of the day and night. And each bite came with the same happy little though: I made ice cream! And not just ice cream, but gen-u-ine kitchen canister sets snooty, unusually flavored, trendy ice cream. kitchen canister sets I am a genius. (And so modest!) *** Honeydew Ice Cream In the blender, add: 1/2 very ripe honeydew melon , cut into chunks 1/2 cup confectioners sugar 1 Tablespoon Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice (or 1 teaspoon lime juice and a little extra sugar) Whirr for a long time, until very well blended. Slowly add: 1/2 to 3/4 cup heavy cream, tasting periodically to assess creaminess. Pour into a Tupperware and freeze, stirring occasionally. kitchen canister sets I found that the texture kitchen canister sets ice cream was improved by one or two re-blendings--I just dumped the frozen honeydew ice cream block back into the blender and reprocessed it. But it's pretty decent as-is, kitchen canister sets too.
If I may agree: you are a genius. Lovely idea, lovely photo too. It probably works with honeydew too though I've only done it with cantaloupe: just whizz a cold melon in the blender: instant smoothie. Nothing else. Ha! How many recipes have ONE ingredient?! kitchen canister sets October 17, 2006 8:17 AM Brilynn said...
i have been looking for a recipe for a real honeydew ice "cream" for months now. the town where i grew up had an old fashioned ice cream shop called Sabine kitchen canister sets Valley, that sold honeydew ice cream. they had the 5 gallon paper tubs that they dipped from and i can remember being about 4 years old and choosing chocolate or honeydew. unfortunately, they have long since gone out of business. kitchen canister sets i am so glad my friend found your recipe for me! August 01, 2007 10:51 PM Anonymous said...
I, too, grew up near a Sabine kitchen canister sets Valley ice cream shop, where honeydew ice cream was served. Johnson's Ice Cream Company in Sulphur Springs, TX sold the flavor until they went out of business. I understand the flavor base was imported from England. Ironically, Blue Bell, which probably had a lot to do with Johnson's going out of business, kitchen canister sets now has a cantaloupe kitchen canister sets (PecoSweet) kitchen canister sets ice cream that they make seasonally, and while it is good, it is certainly not the same thing. The honeydew was sweet, creamy and in a child's mind, almost nearly perfect. August 07, 2007 5:11 PM Anonymous said...
Wow, I have searched for YEARS for Sabine Valley's honeydew ice cream supplier. My Dad used to buy their giant malts for me when I was about 8 or so. They were wonderful! I'll give this recipe a try, Thanks! kitchen canister sets August 19, 2007 2:02 PM Anonymous said...
My husband and I were dating kitchen canister sets in 1970 and he used to take me to Sabine Valley Ice Cream Shop in Garland, TX. His mom used to work there and met his dad. The original kitchen canister sets factory was in Greenville and the building is still there. He has been craving honeydew ice cream and can find it nowhere. Why can't we find the old ice cream shops like that any more? I know he will try to make this special treat for himself now. He stopped smoking and now eats homemade vanilla from Blue Bell by the half gallon. June 15, 2008 10:04 PM Anonymous said...
My husband recently perfected honeydew icecream taking Ben & Jerry's base ice cream mix and their cantelope ice cream flavor and substituting honey dew melons instead. A little bit of green cake color and you are taken back in time to Sabine Valley Ice Cream store. My mother ran the one in Sulphur Springs, TX for several years when I was in grade school. July 06, 2008 10:43 PM Lydia said... kitchen canister sets
I inherited leftover honeydew melon cubes from a friends party. kitchen canister sets I used your recipe to make the most fabulous summer treat. It was so light and re