Cantaloupe Ripe

There are several ways to tell if a cantaloupe is ripe. The first way is to smell it. It will have a very sweet, slightly musky smell. another way to tell if a cantaloup is ripe is to look closely at the ring. If the underlying melon rind is green it is not ripe. When the outer layer is orange in tone, the fruit is ripe.Cantaloupe's will continue to ripen after being picked from the vine. Another .