Watermelon Rind Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. watermelon rind
1 lb. sugar
1/8 lemon

Preparation

Remove outside green peel and inside red ripened part of the melon.
Weigh to be sure there is 1 pound of the light green rind. Cut into 1-inch cubes.
Cover with cold water and let come to a good boil.
Drain off the water; add sugar, lemon, lemon rind and a small amount of water to make a syrup.
Boil until rind is clear and syrup is rather thick.
Pour into hot, sterilized jars and seal at once.