Ingredients

• 1 medium-sized melon (spanspek, honeydew or watermelon)
• 25ml sugar
• 250ml fresh cream
• 25ml corn starch
• 30ml water

Method

• Peel melon and remove pips, then cut into medium-sized cubes.
• Boil the melon with a little water for 15 minutes or until tender.
• Drain the water, add sugar and fresh cream.
• Slowly mix in the corn starch until it thickens.
• Simmer and serve hot or cold.

Safety message: Plate size is important – a large pot on a large plate, a small pot on a small plate – keeps pot handles from getting too hot.

Recipe used with permission from ‘South African Indigenous Foods’ published by CSIR.