How to Make Sweet Watermelon Rind Jelly
READY IN: 14 hrs
YIELDS: 8 pints
INGREDIENTS:
- 16 cups watermelon rind
- 5 cups sugar
- 1 lemon slice
- 1 lemon, juice and zest of
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- Optional instead of ground spices add with lemons:
- Cinnamon sticks (eight short pieces, 1 for each jar).
Directions:
- Trim green peel and red flesh from watermelon. Cut rind into small cubes (14- 16 cups).
- Place cubed rind into stainless steel pot (Dutch oven size) and add one part sugar to two parts rind.
- Let sit until sugar dissolves, a couple or hours or overnight (preferably overnight).
- Rind and sugar should have made its own liquid. Start cooking on medium, checking and stirring until it starts to boil, about 20-30 minutes.
- Add thinly sliced lemon, juice, and zest of the other lemon. Stir in the ground or whole spices of your choice.
- Turn down the heat to low and cook on low heat until rinds are translucent, checking and stirring often (don’t want the sugar to burn). (Approximately 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours more or less, until rinds are translucent).
- Stir well. Seal in prepared jars, clean jars, lids, and rings placed in boiling water until ready to fill. Approximately (8) 1/2 pint jars, (16) 1/4 pint jars, or (4) pint jars.
- Process in a boiling hot water bath (212F) for 15 minutes.
- Remove jars and let cool in a draft free area.
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