Recipe for "melon-balls-1"

NAME

     MELON-BALLS-1 - Margaret's X-rated melon balls
     I had a lettuce and tomato sandwich  Saturday  with  mustard
     instead  of  mayonnaise.   Better  than I would have feared.
     But the big discovery of  the  week  is  Margaret's  X-rated
     melon balls.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4)

     3         melons, in three different colors
     100 ml    chicken broth
     60 ml     sherry vinegar
     100 ml    lemon juice
     4         garlic cloves, crushed
     1 ml      salt
     1 ml      black pepper
     30 ml     fresh tarragon, minced
     30 ml     fresh chervil, minced
     30 ml     lemon basil, minced

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Cut melons of three different  colors  into  melon
               balls  and drain the balls in a colander. Save the
               juice to make sherbet.
          (2)  Make a  very  strong  salad  dressing  of  chicken
               broth,   sherry   vinegar,  lemon  juice,  crushed
               garlic, salt, pepper, and minced  fresh  tarragon,
               chervil, and lemon basil.
          (3)  Dress the drained melon balls and let the dressing
               sink in for half an hour.
          (4)  Serve with sliced ham and toast.

NOTES

     In truth, I have to report that Margaret herself thought the
     garlic was too much; but I didn't.
     This recipe is not wholly unrelated to fruit curry,  another
     godsend for the overplump.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 15 minutes preparation, 30  minutes
     waiting.  Precision: no need to measure.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Mary-Claire van Leunen
     DEC Systems Research Center, Palo Alto, California, USA
     mcvl@src.dec.com    -or- decwrl!decsrc!mcvl