Remove melon seeds. Place freshly cut orange melon pieces of one whole peeled cantaloupe melon in a gallon ziplock bag. Place cut green/white honeydew pieces in other gallon bag. Immerse cantaloupe with bottle of 100 proof vodka, honeydew with 100 proof rum. Infuse two weeks in bottom of refrigerator. Flip daily.

When infusion liquid has got the color of the melon, taste, pour off liquid and mash the green and orange melon cubes in fruit press or cheese cloth bag or sieve. Filter leftover liquid through sieve in funnel. Add second bottle of alcohol. You should have half a gallon of each infusion.

Make simple syrup with equal amounts of 1 cup cane sugar and 1 cup water, add 1 Tsp vanilla extract, boil till clear, cool, add to vodka or rum infusion. Taste. Add additional cups of simple syrup to taste. When perfect, Pour in airtight glass jugs. Store in dark pantry. Liqueurs will clear in a few weeks.

To make sure metal screw cap on gallon jug is airtight, add plastic film wrap to jug glass top and then tighten metal screw cap. Meloncello keeps it freshness year round. Delicious.