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A '''sugar melon''' is a type of [[cantaloupe]] that is about five to six [[inch]]es (12–15 cm) in [[diameter]] and weighing between two and a half to four [[pound (mass)|pound]]s (1–2 kg). Nearly round in shape, it has thick, sweet, orange flesh and a ribbed exterior that is a silvery gray.
==References==
* Ward, Artimas. ''The Grocer's Encycplopedia''. New York: 1911. [http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/coldfusion/display.cfm?ID=ency&PageNum=617]
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