I have never been a great fan of eating melons. Not for any particular reason, apart from a vague memory of trying them for the first time a long time ago and not liking what I bit into. Years went by, I grew a few stray grey hairs and never gave much thought to that particular fruit until one day BlueBeretDad took me out to a lovely Italian restaurant. We were served the freshest and most delicious cantaloupe melon wrapped in Parma ham and from that day I have been a melon convert.