Honeydew-Berry
Dessert
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam
1/2 cup orange juice
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel, divided use
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
1 cup sliced strawberries
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
4 cups honeydew balls
- In a small saucepan combine
strawberry jam, orange juice, 1/2 teaspoon orange peel and cinnamon.
- In a small bowl combine
cornstarch and water; add to the strawberry jam mixture. Bring
to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently; reduce the heat
and simmer until the mixture is smooth and thickened. Remove
from the heat; stir in sliced strawberries and almond extract.
Cool.
- Divide honeydew balls
into serving bowls; divide the sauce evenly over the fruit and
sprinkle with 1 teaspoon orange peel. Serve immediately.
Makes 4 servings.
Note: Melons, squash, and cucumbers
-- all of which ripen while lying on the ground - can be exposed
to salmonella and e. coli bacteria. As a precaution, they should
be washed with soap and hot water, then rinsed before proceeding
with any recipe. This applies even if you are only using the
flesh of the melon (or squash or cucumber); the mere act of cutting
through the rind is enough to bring harmful bacteria in contact
with the flesh.