Preserved Citron Melon

Ingredients

• a pound of sugar
• an ounce of green ginger-root
• a lemon
• half a pint of water

Method

1. 1

   Peel and weigh the melon.

2. 2

   For each pound, use a pound of sugar, an ounce of ginger, a lemon, and half a pint of water.

3. 3

   Boil sugar and water, add melon, ginger, and lemon, and boil until clear.

4. 4

   Cool and jar.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Corson's practical American cookery and household management (1885) by Juliet Corson, page 297. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PRESERVED CITRON MELON. After the melon is peeled, weigh it ; to each pound allow a pound of sugar, an ounce of green ginger-root, a lemon, and half a pint of water

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.