Watermelon Rind Jam
Ingredients
- 2 lbs watermelon rind
- 2½ quarts water
- ¾ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 lemon
- 2¼ pounds sugar or jam sugar if available
- 1 packet vanilla sugar (or 1½ tsp homemade)
Instructions
- Remove and set aside the red flesh from the watermelon, leaving about one centimeter of rind.
- Remove the dark green outer rind with a sharp knife or peeler.
- Cut the light green rind and the red pulp into bite-size pieces.
- Add two liters of water and 200 ml of apple cider vinegar. Bring to a boil and let everything cook on medium heat for about 2 hours.
- Pour the rind mixture into a glass bowl and chill with cold water.
- When cooled, put the rind mixture back into the pot. Add half a liter of water, the juice of one lemon, a kile of jam sugar and a packet of vanilla sugar. Cook everything until the mixture has thicked.
- Puree the mixture partially or completely according to your desire.
- Pour the hot jam into sterilized jars. Close the jam jars and turn them upside down for 5 minutes. Leave the jam jars in a kitchen towel for half a day.
