Watermelon Or Citron Preserves Recipe

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Ingredients for Watermelon Or Citron Preserves Recipe
  • 10 lbs. melon rind
  • 10 lbs. sugar
  • 1 cup cinnamon bark
  • 1/4 lb. ginger root
  • 1/2 oz. alum
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 7 quarts water

Instructions
  1. Peel melon rind, cutting off green and pink, and cut in any shape desired.
  2. Put rind into 1 gallon water, adding salt and alum and let stand until brittle.
  3. Drain and put in vessel with enough water to cover.
  4. Add ginger and cook until tender.
  5. Make syrup of sugar water and cinnamon.
  6. Drain the rind and add to the syrup with ginger.
  7. Cook until syrup is thick, from 30-60 minutes.
  8. Put in jars, let cool, cover with paraffin and seal.
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