Local Sugar Cube cantaloupe is a personal-sized hybrid muskmelon bred specifically for its intense sweetness. Its heavily netted rind covers dense, deep orange flesh with an unusually small seed cavity, meaning more of the melon is edible flesh than in a standard-sized cantaloupe. The variety was also bred for a strong disease-resistance package and a longer post-harvest shelf life than many cantaloupes, which is part of why it holds up well after picking. Halve it and eat straight from the rind with a spoon, or scoop the seed cavity and fill it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a simple summer dessert.

