At the farmers' market, I found a perfectly ripe cantaloupe sold by a grower who explained that this smooth-skinned variety came from the Middle East but is now cultivated across Europe.

She stacked the ripe cantaloupes carefully in the wicker basket destined for the farmers' market.

She bought five cantaloups from the farmers' market because they looked ripe.

After buying a cantaloup at the farmers' market, he cut it into cubes for the fruit salad.

The smoothie had a cantaloupey sweetness that reminded me of summer mornings.