The Grocer’s Encyclopedia
Artemas Ward’s Encyclopedia of Foods and Beverages — New York, 1911

PEPINO, or Melon pear

a fruit native to South America. It is generally of about the shape and size of a goose egg, of lemon color streaked with violet. The interior is a solid pulp of light yellow, resembling a muskmelon in flavor.

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