Scott is doing great! He is now a wife to his cell mate, Buba, and spends his time playing Spades, and Go Fish, when he is straightening up the cell and making pruno for Buba.

There are a number of recipes out there for doing this, and one is linked below. Caution! This process is generally rapidand generates quite a bit of heat! You've been warned. In addition to the information above, it may be illegal for you to do this, depending on who you are, where you are, and how much you prepare. The word "pruno" comes to mind, and it is prison slang for fermented juice of any kind.

More often done bootlegged in prisons and called "pruno", you can indeed get a fermentation to start in a melon. The results, however, are..... interesting.

Note also that fermentation is a fascinating thing, especially in that one does not always know what bugs they've cultivated that are now living in the medium. For products like grapes and such, it's become a very exacting science (because vinologists get paid a LOT of money these days). Various strains are often selected because they work well in a grape slurry. Due to a million reasons including pH, various inherent defenses, etc. you aren't guaranteed the results you might be with a more conventional medium. So be careful!

You might also consider making a melon infused liqueur -- lots easier and safer, and I bet the results will me better too! :}

While sugar doesn't really expire, per se, if kept too long or in a non-airtight container where humidity can get in, it WILL become a solid, unreasonable block. Sugar is an incredible preservative, working in jams, jellies, and twinkies (which apparently also never expire, lol)

If your sugar does form into a block, a good way to get around this is by dissolving it in a small amount of liquid, and air drying in a thin layer on a baking sheet at room temperature (drying in the oven can cause carmellization, which affects taste and color.) You can also try nuking it for a very short time in the microwave, but I don't prefer or recommend this method as it may unintentionally scorch the sugar.