Melon Rind Preserves

Many Filipinos refer to the musk-melon simply as "melon." Flesh and juice from the musk-melon fruit are popular ingredients for a variety of refreshments and desserts. The rinds are usually. discarded. But we can make something out of it. We can use it to make melon rind preserves.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups melon rinds
• lime water
• 2 cups sugar 
• 1 cup water lemon juice

Procedure:

• Soak small pieces of melon rinds in lime water for 3 hours.
• Dispose of lime water after soaking and rinse rinds with fresh water several times.
• Boil rinds in water for 30 minutes or until tender.
• Prepare syrup using 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water with a little amount of lemon juice.
• Boil rinds in syrup for an hour.
• Continue cooking until rinds are transparent and the syrup is thick. Flavouring may be added.