Southern Watermelon Rind Preserves * Detailed Canning Recipe * Frugal Foodie

Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, or Do Without! Here is another great frugal foodie recipe that uses up an ingredient that you'd usually trash or compost!
Watermelon Rind Preserves (https://tinyurl.com/y4bfmrej)
1½ quarts trimmed and cut watermelon rind pieces
4 tablespoons salt
2 quarts cold water
1 tablespoon ground ginger (optional)
4 cups sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
7 cups water
1 thinly sliced lemon (optional)
Yield: About 6 half-pint jars

Please read Using Boiling Water Canners (https://tinyurl.com/yyjc2wvf) before beginning. If this is your first time canning, it is recommended that you read Principles of Home Canning (https://tinyurl.com/ya2kefap).

Procedure:
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. 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 paper towel; adjust two-piece metal canning lids. Process in a Boiling Water Canner.

Recommended process time for Watermelon Rind Preserves in a boiling water canner for hot half pints or pints:
Process Time at Altitudes of
0 - 1,000 ft - 5 min
1,001 - 6,000 ft - 10 min
Above 6,000 ft - 15 min

If you don't want to process them you can put them into the fridge. They'll last 3-6 months.

Hi, I'm Kendra! I have lived most of my life in Texas. I enjoy cooking & preserving food by canning. I love canning so much I started a small canning business in 2011 devoted to jams & pickles. I volunteer as the social media manager for our family cemetery and the family's yearly reunion. I also volunteer for the State Fair of Texas as a judge in the Creative Arts Division for Canned Goods. When I'm not doing any of those things we're camping. We LOVE camping and traveling.

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