1 1/2 quarts prepared watermelon rind
1 tbsp. ground ginger
4 tbsp. salt
4 cups sugar
2 quarts cold water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 lemon, thinly sliced
7 cups water
To prepare watermelon rind - trim green skin
and pink flesh from thick watermelon rind; cut into 1-inch pieces.
Dissolve salt in 1 quart water and pour over rind. Let stand
5 to 6 hours if salt is used. Drain; rinse and drain again.
Cover with cold water and let stand 30 minutes. Drain. Sprinkle
ginger over rind; cover with water and cook until fork-tender.
Drain. Combine sugar, lemon juice and 7 cups water. Boil 5 minutes;
. add rind and boil gently for 30 minutes. Add sliced lemon
and cook until the melon rind is clear. Pack, boiling hot, into
hot Ball jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Adjust caps. Process
half pints and pints 20 minutes at 180 - 250 degrees F in hot
water bath.
Yield: about 6 half pints.