Imo Lou Evans'S Citron Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 to 6 lb. citron melon
5 c. sugar
4 c. water
rind and juice of 1 lemon
4 Tbsp. chopped, preserved ginger or 1 Tbsp. powdered ginger

Preparation

Peel melon and remove seeds.
Bring sugar and water to a boil and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Drop in citron slices and simmer until transparent.
Add lemon juice and rind.
Simmer 15 minutes longer.
Add ginger.
Pour into hot jars and seal.