"Let's take her some carrot juice and melon to help her get strong and recover from the measles".
Rocky Mohan, whose recipe is included in Rick Stein's India, adds fresh coconut and almonds, Jaffrey uses almonds alone, Sethi and Toombs cashews, and Sethi melon seeds, which necessitate a trip down to Brick Lane, London.
"Who gave you Shakespeare, who gave you Lennon, who gave you Gazza, twistin your melon," she patriotically sings.
A moving reminder of the upheaval of the early 20th century appears on the "thunderbox" in the melon garden.
Many people with diabetes turn to natural herbs and spices to lower blood sugar, including aloe vera, bilberry extract, bitter melon, ginger, cinnamon and okra.
It opens with a classic burst of spicy, herbal saaz hops, reveals lemony and subtler melon flavours (skilful use of New World hops, perhaps?), and tops out in a clear, dry bitterness.
Don Julio Kaffir Margarita 50 mls Don Julio tequila Oak-smoked salt Sea salt snow 2 frozen kaffir limes, hollowed out 20ml lime juice 10ml Triple Sec 2.4 units alcohol Two kaffir limes are frozen, the tops cut off and the contents removed using a melon scoop.
Coconut tastes too tropical and melon seeds, though pleasingly nutty, don't deliver the same sweetness as the cashews or the almonds.
MINT and melon soup, kebabs and blueberry mousse graced the prime minister's lunch table in Delhi on April 8th.
Mr Zuellig's blue-and-white Chenghua "palace bowl" may have a plain white interior, but the exterior decoration, with its large clusters of melon vine, all painted in a watery blue and each subtly different, is Chenghua painting at its best.
He tried to sue the retailer for profiteering in a local court last month, presenting a picture of the melon plus the receipt.
