Muskmelon

Muskmelons, or Canteloupes, are cultivated extensively in the vicinity of New Orleans. The quality is fine, and the flavor delicious. They are served by the Creoles both as fruit and as a dessert — as a fruit at the beginning of breakfast, and as a dessert at the close of luncheon or dinner. The Melon is always served very cold, being kept on ice several hours before serving, and when cut in halves and cleansed of seed, crushed ice is placed within each half, and it is brought to the table and served. It is a most refreshing accompaniment to breakfast, at which meal it is more generally served.