Watermelon honey

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
10poundsChopped melon
2Lemons
2quartsCold water
¼poundsPreserved ginger or ginger root
10poundsSugar

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.