Instructions: WATERMELON RIND

1. Make ginger tea ginger in 1 quart of water.

2. Pare off outer green skin of watermelon. Cut into 1/2 or 1 inch cubes.

3. Soak melon in lime water for 3 + 1/2 hours 2 quarts water and 2 Tbls. lime).

Drain. Soak in clear water for 1 hour. Drain, again.

4. Cover with water and boil rapidly for 15 minutes in strong ginger tea.

5. Finish cooking in a syrup made by using 2 pints of the ginger tea with 2 pints of water and 1-1/2 lb. of sugar.

6. Cook rapidly until tender and transparent [about 1 hour].

7. Add thinly sliced lemon after about 30 minutes.

8. When transparent, cool, pack and process.

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