Watermelon Preserves Recipe
Healthy Jam, Jelly or Spread Recipe
Keep the flavor of summer handy all year!
Ingredients:
2 pounds watermelon
3 cups white sugar
3 lemons - rinsed, sliced and seeded
Remove the green rind of the melon, and dice the white part into small cubes, leaving the red flesh mostly intact. Remove seeds.
In a heavy stockpot, combine 4 cups of the prepared watermelon, sugar and lemons. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and let the mixture boil slowly for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. The temperature of the mixture should be at 220 degrees so the jam will set.
Transfer the preserves to hot sterile jars, and seal. Check the seals after a few hours. Process any unsealed jars in a water bath.
Refrigerate preserves after seal is broken.
See also:
Beneficial Byte: Watermelon
Good Eats: Watermelon
Rhubarb Blueberry Jam
Watermelon Sorbet
Watermelon Fire and Ice Salsa
Watermelon Freeze
Watermelon Ice
