Watermelon Rind Preserves

Don't waste that watermelon rind! This recipe has been in the family for 150 years and makes wonderful preserves . Serve it on biscuits, toast, waffles, bagels, or pancakes.

Recipe:
Trim green peel and red flesh from watermelon. Cut rind into small cubes. Place cube rind in pan and add one part sugar to two parts rind. Let sit until sugar dissolves. Add thinly sliced lemon and cinnamon sticks. Cook on low heat until rind is translucent. Seal in prepared jars.

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[lrrp25]

Just finished a making small batch per your receipe. Delicious.

[Minstrelcraft]

@lrrp25 Great! Glad to hear people are actually using this. And glad you like it!

[jefferyb304]

I just got the worst part over with LOL. Now, the white of the rind and the sugar are together in the pot. I should have it finished tomorrow. It's too late to cook.

[Minstrelcraft]

@jefferyb304 Great! That's how I made mine - let it stand overnight in the refrigerator, then cooked it the next day. Let us know how it turns out.

[SolidagoCaesia]

Thank you so much for sharing this. My mother used to make watermelon rind preserves that were SO good, but unfortunately she passed away 20 years ago without writing down the recipe and I've never had them since. I will be making some myself now!

[Minstrelcraft]

@SolidagoCaesia Great! let me know how they turn out.

[meedy92]

@Minstrelcraft Thanks for sharing your mother's wonderful recipe... I'd love to here more recipe's on jam's, preserves, or maybe even few deserts! You mother was a blessed cook. :)

[cindyb61968]

Wow I never new you could eat the rind. Thank you for showing me how to make it and I really liked at the end how you ate it on toast. It looks like my garden is going to produce a lot of watermelon this year and now I have something fun to do with the rind. Soooo excited to surprise all my friends and family..hummmm maybe Christmas gifts :)

[DollyTheLlama]

Thanks so much for this recipe! We've been eating a lot of watermelon lately and I want to make preserves for Christmas presents but couldn't find my old recipe book.

You can tell this is an old one because of it's simplicity. No soaking in brine or lime water. No straining and re-refrigerating. No fancy stuff like pineapple added. lol I can't wait until we try it out.

[fvrrljr]

awesome !!! going to make your recipe

[missybee79]

Thank you so much! My Grandmother used to make this and I never had the recipe.

[rosewood513]

I usually give the rind to my chickens they love it, guess they will have to share it with me from now on. I hope I get alot of watermelon this year in my garden.

I always wanted to try this, thank you so much for this video.

[jefferyb304]

@Minstrelcraft I love this !!! The taste is wonderful. The watermelon I used for this recipe is great also. I can really taste the cinnamon and lemon.