To Preserve Cantaloupes or Musk Melon

Ingredients

• white sugar
• ginger tea

Method

1. 1

   Gather the melons nearly grown, but perfectly green; slice them, take out the seed and peel.

2. 2

   Drop them in weak lime or alum water for twelve hours, or until perfectly firm.

3. 3

   Then soak in clear water until fresh.

4. 4

   Boil until clear in ginger tea, then pack in white sugar and let them remain until the sugar dissolves.

5. 5

   Boil until transparent and the syrup is thick.

6. 6

   Put in jars and seal.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new Annie Dennis cook book (1905) by Annie E. Dennis, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

To Preserve Cantaloupes or Musk Melon Gather the melons nearly grown, but perfectly green; slice them, take out the seed and peel. Drop them in weak lime or alum water for twelve hours, or until perfectly firm. Then soak in clear water until fresh. Boil until clear in ginger tea, using the white ginger. Then pack in white sugar

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