Watermelon Rind Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

watermelon rind
lemons
sugar

Preparation

Peel green shell and pink flesh from firm watermelon rind. Cut in pieces about the size of the last two joints of your little finger. Cut up several lemons in thin slices.
Add same amount of sugar, by weight, as you have fruit.
Let stand several hours or overnight.
Cook very slowly until thick and clear. Seal.