Jean B. a écrit :
>
> I deleted a previous post, which would explain my melon comment. I have
> seen citron referred to as a melon in old books, and it obviously isn't
> one!
>
Perhaps this note taken from :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon
can help.

[i]n the Kalahari desert, the ancestral melon grows wild and is known as
the Tsamma melon (Citrullus lanatus var tastius). It is also known in
Zimbabwe as 'nwiwa, mwiwa or iswe'. The flesh is similar to the rind of
a watermelon and is often known as citron melon (distinct from the
actual citron, of the citrus family); It has established itself in the
wild in Baja California.

And :
Watermelon rinds are also edible, and sometimes used as a vegetable.
Pickled watermelon rind is also commonly consumed in the Southern US.

When one knows that citron is one of the most widely used candied peel
fruits, confusion is not completely excluded, but I still don't see
exactly how.
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