Watermelon in Ginger Syrup

Ingredients

• four ounces of ginger root
• one quart or more of water
• three or four lemons
• enough sugar to make a rich syrup
• the watermelon

Method

1. 1

   Cover the watermelon with water in a serving kettle, press down with a plate, and cook until easily pierced with a fork.

2. 2

   Drain and cook in syrup made by boiling ginger in water, adding lemon juice and sugar.

3. 3

   Cook for 30-40 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Common sense recipe book (1898) by Sarah Allen, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

four ounces of ginger root; boil in one quart or more of water. Boil also three or four lemons in a small quantity of water. Take the water from the ginger and lemons, add enough sugar to make a rich syrup, and put in the watermelon

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