Chinese Desserts Recipes - Melon Surprise Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 honeydew melon of the size desired
• 1-2 peaches
• 1-2 pears
• lemon juice
• 1 small can lynches
• few green cocktail cherries in syrup
• few red cocktail cherries in syrup
• few cumquats
• white wine to taste or 1 measure kirsch or framboise liqueur
  Method:
• With a long slender sharp-pointed knife, cut shallow 'V's all round the melon, about one-sixth way down from one end. Let the cuts reach right to the centre so that the top can be lifted off in one piece.
• Remove the seeds but retain the juice. With what is called a 'pommel noisette' (round or oval), scoop out the melon flesh, including that in the cut-off portion, into small balls or ovals.
• Peel and slice the peaches and cut the peeled and cored pears into small wedges. Turn both in a little melon juice to prevent discoloration.
• Place a green or red cherry in the stoned cavity of each lynches. Mix together the melon balls or ovals, peach slices and pear wedges. Turn them into the melon 'shell'.
• Add the syrup from the lynches, wine to your own discretion or a measure of kirsch or framboise liqueur. Garnish with the stuffed lynches and the cumquats.
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