For one to know when a honeydew melon is ripe all one has to do is give the melon a shake and listen. They become ripe when the seeds become loose. Another way is to tap on them and listen for a dull thump but this method is a harder art form.
Smell it. The stronger the sweet smell the riper it is.
The ingredients in yellow lemon sherbet are: 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice, zest of one lemon, 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream, 1/2 cup milk, and 1/3 cup of granulated sugar.
Sort of mixed between a tomato, melon (honey melon) and lemon.
By "thumping" them with your knuckles. As my father used to say: If the watermelon sounds like you are thumping your head, the melon is not ripe enough. If the watermelon sounds like you are thumping your belly, the melon is too ripe. If the watermelon sounds like you are thumping your chest, then the melon is just right.
There will be a decidedly identifiable smell of melon when you put your nose to the top of the melon and smell it. Also, there should be a slight "give" when you press into the skin of the melon with your thumb.
bitter melon
Smell the end where it was attached to the plant, and you should be able to detect the melon scent. Then, push there with your thumb - it should be dent-able.
Melons do not last long once they become ripe. A whole uncut melon will stay good for 5 to 7 days. If the melon is cut it will last only 3 days.
When you eat it.
There is only one thing that you can do when Ella Pino peppers are ripe. When the peppers are ripe start picking them.
A Lemon is a bitter fruit. Grapefruit is another bitter fruit. ------------------------------------------------------------ BITTER is that the KARELA (bitter melon), the most bitter fruit in the world especially when it is ripe.
The converse of the statement if a strawberry is red, then it is ripe would be if it is ripe, then the strawberry is red.
The Plum Granny melon, or Queen Anne's pocket melon, is a melon the size of a tennis ball famous for its strong fragrance. When ripe, plum granny melons are dark orange with yellow stripes on the outside and white on the inside.