Spiced Watermelon Honey
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
3 pounds watermelon rind
1 cup water
6 cups sugar
3 lemon slices
3 pieces of whole dried gingerroot
1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 teaspoon salt
Recipe
Remove all green outer rind and red meat from watermelon rind and
discard, retaining only the white part. Force remaining white rind through
food chopper, using coarse blade. Measure; there should be 6 cups. Put
in kettle with water.
Cook slowly, uncovered, for 25 minutes, or until melon is translucent.
Add sugar and lemon. Tie spices in a cheesecloth bag and add with salt
to first mixture. Cook slowly, stirring frequently, for 1 hour, or
until thickened. Remove spice bag; ladle mixture into hot sterilized jars;
seal.
Yield: about 2-1/2 pints
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