Watermelon honey
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | pounds | Chopped melon |
| 2 | Lemons | |
| 2 | quarts | Cold water |
| ¼ | pounds | Preserved ginger or ginger root |
| 10 | pounds | Sugar |
Directions
Pare watermelon. Discard rind and all of the pink portion. Grind white portion through food chopper, using the coarse knife. Use the following proportions:
Combine melon and water. Cook slowly until melon is clear. Add sugar, sliced lemon, and ginger, cut in small pieces. Cook slowly until thick. Mrs. Mary V. Jones, Scottsville, VA.