Recipe of Watermelon peel jam

Ingredients

• 1 kg Watermelon peel
• 500 g Sugar
• 1/2 Lemon Juice
• Orange peel
• Jars for storage.

Directions

1. 1

   Peel off the shell.

2. 2

   Chop it into cubes, if you want you can use a little pink food. optional

3. 3

   Weigh or measure the cubes, the sugar proportion is 50%, for example: 1 kilo of peel, 500 grams of sugar.

4. 4

   Or 2 cups of peel for 1 cup of sugar, leave to macerate.

5. 5

   Add orange peel, grated or dried in my case, and lemon juice (1/2 lemon per kilo of fruit).

6. 6

   Simmer for 45 minutes.

7. 7

   If you want, before the time runs out, grind the preparation, carefully, optional.

8. 8

   Once the heat is turned off, pack it hot, cover and turn it over to get a vacuum and the preparation lasts longer, you must sterilize the jars before, (boil the jars for 20 minutes)

9. 9

   Its flavor is very similar to that of Alcayota.