Watermelon Honey
From Self-sufficiency
- Take all the pulp from inside of a watermelon.
- Mash the pulp real good then strain through a cloth or so to remove all the seeds and pulp.
- Now add 1-cup sugar to 1-gallon of watermelon juice.
- Put into a kettle and boil on high heat stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
- Boil on a full rolling boil until it reaches a syrup consistency. Syrup will become reddish brown in color.
- When syrup coats a spoon it is finished.
- Remove from heat.
- Put into jars and seal - no paraffin needed.
This honey is delicious for topping on coffee cake. Also good to add some half-and-half coffee cream and dunk fresh bread into it.
Source Mrs. Elsie Reider - Loveland, CO. - Colony Odessa
Hint in canning time: 8 oz jars for 5 minutes
