Quantity: 6 half-pints
Jar size: Half-pints or pints
Ingredients:
1½ quarts trimmed and cut watermelon rind pieces
4 tablespoons salt
2 quarts cold water
1 tablespoon ground ginger
4 cups sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
7 cups water
1 thinly sliced lemon (optional)
Instructions:
To Prepare Watermelon Rind -
- Trim green skin and pink flesh from thick watermelon rind; cut into 1 inch pieces.
- Dissolve salt in 2 quarts water and pour over rind; let stand for 5 to 6 hours in refrigerator.
- Drain; rinse and drain again.
- Cover with cold water and let stand 30 minutes. Drain.
- Sprinkle ginger over rind; cover with water and cook until fork tender. Drain.
To Make Preserves -
- Sterilize canning jars, keep hot until used; prepare lids according to manufacturer's directions.
- Combine sugar, lemon juice and 7 cups water.
- Boil 5 minutes; add prepared watermelon rind and boil gently for 30 minutes.
- Add sliced lemon and cook until the melon rind is clear.
- Pack hot preserves into hot jars, leaving ¼-inch headspace.
- Wipe rims of jars with a dampened clean towel; adjust two-piece metal canning lids.
- Process jars immediately in a boiling water or steam canner according to the chart. Let cool, undisturbed, 12-24 hours and check for seals.
Processing time:
Processing Times for Boiling Water Canner or Steam Canner
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Process Times at Altitudes of:
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Style of Pack
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Jar Size
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0-1000 ft
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1001-6000 ft
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Above 6000 ft
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Hot
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Half-pints or Pints
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5 min
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10 min
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15 min
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Source:
So Easy to Preserve, 6th ed, 2020