Recipe - Honeydew In Rosemary Syrup

One half cup Water
One half cup White wine
One half cup Sugar
A; (3inch) strip of
; orange zest
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh rosemary
leaves plus
; rosemary sprigs forgarnish
1 teaspoon Whole black peppercorns
One fourth cup Fresh orange juice
4 cup Melon balls cut from a
honeydew melon; cantaloupe,
; Persianmelon, or
; casaba, chilled

In a small saucepan stir together the water, the wine, the sugar, the zest,
the chopped rosemary, and the peppercorns, boil the mixture, stirring,
until the sugar is dissolved, and simmer it for 4 minutes. Strain the syrup
through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing hard on the solids, and
chill it, covered, until it is cold. Stir the orange juice into the syrup,
in a serving bowl toss the melon balls with the syrup, and garnish the
dessert with the rosemary sprigs.

Serves 4.

Gourmet June 1993

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