Watermelon Preserves

Ingredients

• Cut all red meat from rinds, then peel all outer skin from rind.
• Cut rind into small cubes and soak in lime water overnight. Next
• morning, thoroughly wash lime water out. Cover rinds with water
• and cook for 15 minutes. Drain and wash thoroughly again. Chill
• rinds with ice cubes; weigh rinds and mix pound for pound with
• sugar (equal weights of rinds and sugar). Add 2 sliced lemons and
• sufficient water to cook slowly for about 3 hours or until rinds
• become clear. Seal in sterilized jars.