This preserve has pale amber chunks of watermelon with a marvelous, slightly crunchy texture. 14 cups water, divided 3 tablespoons pickling lime 6 cups sugar Juice of ½ lemon ...

But before you toss that overripe fruit in the compost, hear this -- it is actually perfect for a jam (not jelly) that tastes ...

Preserving watermelon When preserving watermelon, you have several options. The easiest is to cube the watermelon and freeze. However, the defrosted fruit is never as good as it was fresh.

Lily Mae Romans of Baltimore remembers that when she was a child her mother used to save the watermelon rind and make preserves out of it. She used to have her mother’s recipe but has lost it… ...

The most luscious watermelon the Deep South has ever produced was once so coveted, 19th-century growers used poison or electrocuting wires to thwart potential thieves, or simply stood guard with ...

I also found some suggestions for using unripe watermelon, many of them involving adding vodka. Several sites said you can use the rind to make preserves, whether the watermelon is ripe or not.

She requested the recipe “because I can find recipes for watermelon pickles but not for the preserves,” she wrote. Pineapple slaw is also worth some cooking attention.

Waatlemoenkonfyt These hard-to-spell watermelon preserves are a South African method of using the rind of the watermelon.

Don’t let its high GI rating turn watermelon into a forbidden fruit. New research reveals that when it comes to improvising your body composition and preserving your muscles over time, it’s a ...

Cut the watermelon rind into finger-sized chunks or pieces and toss them into the strained water. Set aside to soak for 3 to 4 hours, then drain and rinse thoroughly several times.