I like the way you present ur vid. You don't drone on n on, making the viewer watch til each step is complete. Once you show, you move on. Great job! Thank you
stephen nelson I believe I was pointing out the fact that he spent two minutes showing that one step until it was fully complete, which, in direct comparison to the original comment, was laughable. I can tell that you’re not too mature, so please work with me here.
Dear People, Donald is making "Watermelon Rind *Candy".* Yes... *_Candy._* If you are complaining about the use of sugar, just don't eat candy. Natural candy uses sugar not only as a sweetener, but also as a desiccant for rinds and peels. Also, salt and sugar are natural preservatives, so they serve multiple purposes in this recipe. BTW, I enjoyed this video. I'd only seen watermelon rind pickled. This reminds me of the times when nothing was wasted.
My friend tried this recipe and absolutely loved it!! Only side effect was gut rot & a diabetic coma but at least he's still alive until his next batch, thanks mate!
I made these for my grandkids and added flavor oils. the kids went crazy for the hot cinnamon and I love the lemon. We also like cherry, and watermelon flavor as well.
I was thinking that same thing. There is no sugar high. Although your brain can release seratonin when sugar or the thought of sugar consumption takes place...
Just made my first batch. After reading someone comment it was salty, I added one step. After rinsing from an overnight brine, I soaked them in water for about an hour. Poured that water out, and started fresh to boil them until translucent. One thing I struggled with was the wet rind going into the sugar, causing the sugar to liquify. They came out super sweet. I did a brief rinse, and it was more to my liking.
I shall waste the rind no more. Thanks for the recipe, I’ll just add a little 🍉 kool-aid flavoring to the sugar at the end to reincorporate the watermelon taste.
Even better so it isn't sour....put some of the koolaid in the hot sugar mixture at the end just before it's up to 240. The koolaid dissolves for better flavor😉
As a kid growing up in Lancaster County, PA, I used to eat chow-chow (a bunch of pickled veggies in a jar) that included pickled watermelon rind. It was always my favorite part. This sort of reminds me of that, only likely sweeter. I'm keen to try this!
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Thanks Don, for the video. Looks like a solid old school candy method. This is the ONLY watermelon rind candy video I have ever seen on RUclips. Thanks for doing something original.
That looks really good and it's a nice way to use almost all of a watermelon. I'm always for using the most out of everything, so I would put the green outer shell into the compost.
This is my first time ever seeing watermelon rind candy being made. I didn't even know there was such a candy like this. Thanks for sharing your video.
For anyone making this for themselves, keep in the mind that a qtr cup of his salt is roughly 50g, a qtr cup of table salt, or mortons, is roughly 75g. Using a scale will mean close to exact measurements.
Jake Mitch tf you mean drug dealers? there is like just 3-4 countries using the imperial system, and the other countries (almost the entire damn planet) use the metric system, it aint just for drugs my dude, altho i love some mary jane grams for sho
That's how they cook the rinds in the Philippines... except they don't coat it with granulated sugar, after boiling it in the sugar water they let it dry naturally in the sun (a dehydrator works well) until it is completely dry. The only way to describe it is, it's hard like kohakotu candy but when you bite into it it is soft.
rofyle Actually to make caramel sauce you go beyond this point and let the sugar/water solution actually start to burn a bit to get the brown color. It's a tricky process because once it starts turning brown it's not long before it can go really dark and be burnt and ruined. Once it gets brown you quickly add the condensced milk and other ingredients.
Not true. Boiling, condensed sugar water absolutely will flash, and flash huge if it comes into contact with open flame. You and Anthony need to actually try boiling sugar water before you say anything else.
From my limited attempts at making orange rind candies, it seemsi two important factors are the 240f cooking temp and low humidity. If the weather is wrong it will be gooey, still yummy, but not perfect.
First off...thank you for this easy to follow vodeo. Next...for all those whoe are lamenting the fact there's so much sugar.....IT'S A CANDY VIDEO! But i also have a question....how do you store this and how long does it keep?
I did not want to make more pickle... So thanks for showing ,yet another thing to do with watermelon rind. I have some rind now. Plan to make this tomorrow!
Thanks ! These look fabulously interesting. I did something like this with Orange Peels-requires exact same method, but mine tasted bland like nothing:Until they sat in a jar for a few months,then they were delicious. I guess they needed to "cure" , or dry out some !
Interesting. We used to have them canned in sugar syrup when I was a kid, but I never really cared for that. This looks tasty and I will give it a try.
Hi exactly before I saw ur video...my house band an I spoke about watermelon and it's jam...he said ..it's not possible..now we want to make this candy... It's look to very delicious...thanx very much..for sharing this video👏👏👏
+truthgha if you love watermelon it makes a great salad, diced with mint, onion, and fetta chese, or almont slivers blanced in spiced oil and tossed in with wmelon and onion. ENJOY.
@@truthgha I am a garlic person, we have local supplier that has fantastic olive oil infused with garlice. or just press garlic yourself and use a good oil. the almonds are also great in a green bean salad, but you need to sit over night or 12 hour in jar tossing regularly... that is also yummy. We can get the oils with chilli, garlic and they are ok as not to spicy. if doing manually i would go this with green bean not watermelon as it can kill the taste of the mint, cheese and oinion.. Hope this makes sense , it is too early in morrning here, after a fairly warm day of 35c with dry gale winds, and then 5pm and dropped to 15c now it is 13 c but feels like 10, we have the wood heater going, and it is cold and miserable outside so brain is still catching up. :
Janina Simons thanks. I can see garlic and chilies with green beans. You mentioned garlic olive oil with watermelon? I can't see that one. It does sound like great combo for regular salad tho with feta, mint, onion and almond slivers. When you say blanching, are you saying use olive oil heated and add almond slivers with garlic . Sounds good. Will try.
I don't have a cooling rack and then the end shot is all of them on a cooling rack...😂 Nice job...it was refreshing to have a male teacher in the kitchen other than Chef Ramsey!
Nice vid! I think I'd opt to flavor that sugar coating with some lime zest. Or maybe get the lime flavor by combining the zest into the syrup, similar to how lemoncello is made.
thank you for the vid going to attempt this as love trying new things Just a bit scared after you saying can catch fire but still want to try it so take when out in the forest as a snack gb
I grow watermelons in my garden ( I have videos on my channel) I always wonder what I could do with the rind instead of throwing it out. Thanks 4 sharing =)
Couldn't you reserve the water you cooked the watermelon in for all the cooking steps to make a better product? Or even reserve it to make a nice simple syrup for cocktails or what have you?
Yeah all the vitamins in the rind went to the drain . We can save it for next day boiling process then let it dry out so that the vitamins stay within the rind.anyway the salt was washed out already Before the second boiling process.. the rind has more vitamins than the watermelon itself... so let us save it and get the most of the vitamins ....
Looks delicious, the only thing I would add is why not save the water it was boiled in to make the syrup. It would have a lot of flavor in it I would think. I’m going to have to try this Recipe thank you very much for sharing.
Watermelon rind boiled tastes like squash and is used that way in some parts of the world. So discarding the first water is a good idea. You make a blank fruit that way and you can add any flavor you want. I make jam from watermelon rind, and peach Kool-Aid or Jello added makes a wonderful jam.
What's a good way to test if the rind is soft brought to stop simmering? If a fork can poke in it easy a good way? I did not know sugar water or syrup was flammable
I like the way you present ur vid. You don't drone on n on, making the viewer watch til each step is complete. Once you show, you move on. Great job! Thank you
Me too!!
Mhm, that's why 3:50 - 5:50 is a full two minutes of him stirring sugar into water.
@@aydensimpson6337 pay attention Ayden his is explaining what could happen if you don't pay ATTENTION
stephen nelson I believe I was pointing out the fact that he spent two minutes showing that one step until it was fully complete, which, in direct comparison to the original comment, was laughable. I can tell that you’re not too mature, so please work with me here.
@@aydensimpson6337 and I can tell your a hater that likes to give people shi- when they are trying to be nice and give you a free recipe
Dear People, Donald is making "Watermelon Rind *Candy".* Yes... *_Candy._* If you are complaining about the use of sugar, just don't eat candy. Natural candy uses sugar not only as a sweetener, but also as a desiccant for rinds and peels. Also, salt and sugar are natural preservatives, so they serve multiple purposes in this recipe. BTW, I enjoyed this video. I'd only seen watermelon rind pickled. This reminds me of the times when nothing was wasted.
My friend tried this recipe and absolutely loved it!! Only side effect was gut rot & a diabetic coma but at least he's still alive until his next batch, thanks mate!
Lmao
😂😂
you forgot to mention his house burned down because he dozed off during the soft ball stage
@@Marcel_Audubon ruined it
Dog ruined the joke.
I made these for my grandkids and added flavor oils. the kids went crazy for the hot cinnamon and I love the lemon. We also like cherry, and watermelon flavor as well.
Do they have little flavor on their own? I was wondering about adding some - cinnamon and lemon sound great.
I bet they did go crazy from eating all of that sugar
Tina Fortson sugar high is a myth
I was thinking that same thing. There is no sugar high. Although your brain can release seratonin when sugar or the thought of sugar consumption takes place...
ian sutton savage 😂💜
Just made my first batch. After reading someone comment it was salty, I added one step. After rinsing from an overnight brine, I soaked them in water for about an hour. Poured that water out, and started fresh to boil them until translucent. One thing I struggled with was the wet rind going into the sugar, causing the sugar to liquify. They came out super sweet. I did a brief rinse, and it was more to my liking.
I started to let them sit on a wire rack until mostly dry---then into the sugar.
use watermelon juice instead of water when making the syrup for flavor
Don't use the leftover juice from initial boil...taste for yourself if you don't believe me...
Determined2bDetermined Great idea! I know exactly what you mean :)
I had the same thought! I'm going to give this a try.
I would love to know how it turned out!!!
I shall waste the rind no more. Thanks for the recipe, I’ll just add a little 🍉 kool-aid flavoring to the sugar at the end to reincorporate the watermelon taste.
Excellent idea!
Nice!
Good idea
Even better so it isn't sour....put some of the koolaid in the hot sugar mixture at the end just before it's up to 240. The koolaid dissolves for better flavor😉
its been 11 months.. have you tried it?? how does it taste????
been making rind pickles almost the same process,just have to go a little more todo the candy . Can't wait to try it Thanks
Been wondering for years how this type of candy is made. Great video, I finally know the secret, thank you!
As a kid growing up in Lancaster County, PA, I used to eat chow-chow (a bunch of pickled veggies in a jar) that included pickled watermelon rind. It was always my favorite part. This sort of reminds me of that, only likely sweeter. I'm keen to try this!
sounds great! I love pickled okra
Great instructional cooking video! Straight to the point and informative!
Thank you!!!!! Great instructions and video!!! Love from GA!
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thank you for showing us how to make this. I actually did not know
I wrote this all down I love watermelon and the fact that you can eat the whole fruit with this candy is super !
Thanks Don, for the video. Looks like a solid old school candy method. This is the ONLY watermelon rind candy video I have ever seen on RUclips. Thanks for doing something original.
Interesting. My grandmother made pickles with watermelon rind, but I love the idea of turning it into candy.
i want to taste it! it looks like something the kids could look forward to every weekend when school's out.
That looks really good and it's a nice way to use almost all of a watermelon. I'm always for using the most out of everything, so I would put the green outer shell into the compost.
I just did the outter shell too
3 years have passed and can’t wait to tryout your recipe. Thank you 😊
This is my first time ever seeing watermelon rind candy being made. I didn't even know there was such a candy like this. Thanks for sharing your video.
That candy looks amazing!
fascinating recipe. I'm always looking for something new. I'm going to try this.
For anyone making this for themselves, keep in the mind that a qtr cup of his salt is roughly 50g, a qtr cup of table salt, or mortons, is roughly 75g. Using a scale will mean close to exact measurements.
ted kaczynski it's a weight measurement that was made for drug dealers
Jake Mitch tf you mean drug dealers? there is like just 3-4 countries using the imperial system, and the other countries (almost the entire damn planet) use the metric system, it aint just for drugs my dude, altho i love some mary jane grams for sho
Sebastian Tafoya no grams is a drugs measurement strictly, it was invented for drugs
Sebastian woooooosh
Good to know. Thanks
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I can't wait to make my.own!!!
That's how they cook the rinds in the Philippines... except they don't coat it with granulated sugar, after boiling it in the sugar water they let it dry naturally in the sun (a dehydrator works well) until it is completely dry. The only way to describe it is, it's hard like kohakotu candy but when you bite into it it is soft.
I think that’s what 8m going to do. A little less sugar and a dehydrator, 😉
This looks delicious.
My grandmother made the exact same thing but she used, Lemon, Orange and Grapefruit skins. They tasted like the fruit but sweeter.
Loved your video. Very nice presentation. I think I might try this. Looks good!
The sugar water will only ignite if it comes into contact with a flame. I've boiled sugar water all the way down to rock candy with no problem.
rofyle Actually to make caramel sauce you go beyond this point and let the sugar/water solution actually start to burn a bit to get the brown color. It's a tricky process because once it starts turning brown it's not long before it can go really dark and be burnt and ruined. Once it gets brown you quickly add the condensced milk and other ingredients.
Sugar water will never flash because of the water content. Only after the water has boiled off will the temperature rise at a sharp rate.
This is not how you make caramel sauce. And sugar water will not brown before the sugar turns to rock candy.
Not true. Boiling, condensed sugar water absolutely will flash, and flash huge if it comes into contact with open flame. You and Anthony need to actually try boiling sugar water before you say anything else.
Ok well if the water content isn't low enough the temperature will not rise to 364 degrees F for it to hit the flash point.
My mother's aunt Margret made these but without the final sugar coating. She also added other spices and put them in jars like sweet pickles.
My grandmother made watermelon rind pickles...yum!
What spices did she add?
@@chapiit08; I never got her recipe.
@@chapiit08 go to pickled watermelon rind recipes on line. My mother used to make it.
Im so happy to know more about the homemade recipe in this channel.
From my limited attempts at making orange rind candies, it seemsi two important factors are the 240f cooking temp and low humidity. If the weather is wrong it will be gooey, still yummy, but not perfect.
Thanks for the tip!
Rip is day 2 of the making and it's raining 😑
Looks yummy.
I love water melon rind
preserves. Never had
the candy.
So good
hmmm... never heard or seen such a thing! I can imagine how good they taste
Espii J honestly neither have I; now I’m down to look them up?
Great work thank you for this I cannot wait to make some.
Very good recipe. All instructions needed are in the video. I hope my son likes this because I do. Thank you for the recipe!!
My pleasure 😊
First off...thank you for this easy to follow vodeo. Next...for all those whoe are lamenting the fact there's so much sugar.....IT'S A CANDY VIDEO! But i also have a question....how do you store this and how long does it keep?
I Put my candy in a mason jar. But have also sealed it in a vacuum sealed pouch. Not sure how long it lasts, because everyone eats it so fast.
Looks yummy...I will definitely try this recipe...
I did not want to make more pickle... So thanks for showing ,yet another thing to do with watermelon rind. I have some rind now. Plan to make this tomorrow!
Hope you enjoy
Thanks ! These look fabulously interesting. I did something like this with Orange Peels-requires exact same method, but mine tasted bland like nothing:Until they sat in a jar for a few months,then they were delicious. I guess they needed to "cure" , or dry out some !
if you have a dehydrator you can put them in there until they are dried.
Very nice. My grandma used to make watermelon rind pickles. I subscribed.
Interesting. We used to have them canned in sugar syrup when I was a kid, but I never really cared for that. This looks tasty and I will give it a try.
Will make this one day. Thank you for sharing
I agree to other comments:
Great video!
And this is a must try!
Hi exactly before I saw ur video...my house band an I spoke about watermelon and it's jam...he said ..it's not possible..now we want to make this candy...
It's look to very delicious...thanx very much..for sharing this video👏👏👏
Wow!! That's so cool. Thanks for sharing.
love this I love watermelon so this will be great to do. Also, looks like I can make ginger candy this way too..... Thanks !!!!
+truthgha if you love watermelon it makes a great salad, diced with mint, onion, and fetta chese, or almont slivers blanced in spiced oil and tossed in with wmelon and onion. ENJOY.
Janina Simons. Janina, what spices and oil do you suggest to blanch almond slivers in? Thanks for reply
@@truthgha I am a garlic person, we have local supplier that has fantastic olive oil infused with garlice. or just press garlic yourself and use a good oil.
the almonds are also great in a green bean salad, but you need to sit over night or 12 hour in jar tossing regularly... that is also yummy.
We can get the oils with chilli, garlic and they are ok as not to spicy.
if doing manually i would go this with green bean not watermelon as it can kill the taste of the mint, cheese and oinion..
Hope this makes sense , it is too early in morrning here, after a fairly warm day of 35c with dry gale winds, and then 5pm and dropped to 15c now it is 13 c but feels like 10, we have the wood heater going, and it is cold and miserable outside so brain is still catching up. :
Janina Simons thanks. I can see garlic and chilies with green beans. You mentioned garlic olive oil with watermelon? I can't see that one. It does sound like great combo for regular salad tho with feta, mint, onion and almond slivers. When you say blanching, are you saying use olive oil heated and add almond slivers with garlic . Sounds good. Will try.
Love the explanations and the technical detail. love the video. thank you.
you are welcome---Don
@@donaldporta thank you for taking the time to reply esp with so many subscribers and views. BTW I subscribed earlier.
We had watermelon flavoring and added a few drops. So good. Thanks for sharing
Sounds great!
I'm definitely making this. Thanks so much for the tutorial. You are very simple and easy to follow.🍉🌞⛵🌅🌊💙💛🍉
how is it?
Love it!
I don't have a cooling rack and then the end shot is all of them on a cooling rack...😂
Nice job...it was refreshing to have a male teacher in the kitchen other than Chef Ramsey!
Nice vid! I think I'd opt to flavor that sugar coating with some lime zest. Or maybe get the lime flavor by combining the zest into the syrup, similar to how lemoncello is made.
Michael Dodd I was thinking the same and some ginger!
thank you for the vid going to attempt this as love trying new things Just a bit scared after you saying can catch fire but still want to try it so take when out in the forest as a snack gb
Could you share how to store the watermelon rind candy?
Making this now!!! Rinds are in the brine.... thanks for the video! I'm so curious about how these will taste!
Shelly Lynn how did it come out? I just saw this video on rind candy and I'm so curious. Thanks for your time.
How did it work? I'd like to know to? Describe the taste the best you can?
Tell us how it was, people request answers stop holding out on us you greedy bitch
Shelly, please answer how they came out. Even though it was a year ago, would really like to know. Thank You
Shelly Lynn I also would like to know, it's likely gonna taste like raw sugar
Looks good Ronald!
Thank you for sharing your recipe
What a great idea , roll on watermelon season !
Great vid. Thanks for sharing. But sugar is really bad. What would be a good, healthy and nutritional alternative?
Thank you, this was awesome I am go to try this.
Very informative about everything.....NICE..!....Thanks
Yummy! This reminds me of the old fashioned recipe I used to cook as a child; candied orange rind.
Thank you so much for the recipe.
Thinking about trying this recipe. For those who have made it, how does it and what does it taste like?
Great vid thanks mate
My nanny made watermelon rind pickles...and pear preserves..and.. lotta stuff
"Nice" @}'~,~~
Thanks
Thank you Mr. Porta great class
Thank You for sharing! I'm anxious to make this 🍉♥
Hope you like it!
Definitely on my list to make this weekend
Good luck!
Is the same method used for crystallized orange peel?
“The reason why I bought the largest Watermelon, is because I plan on eating all of it” ... How stoned are you?
Looks good! Great vid :)
I grow watermelons in my garden ( I have videos on my channel) I always wonder what I could do with the rind instead of throwing it out. Thanks 4 sharing =)
Great job presenting that 👏
you know that's tasty! *drools //
They make these kinds of candy deep down south in Mexico where they have to make their own candy.They taste so good,I wanna try yours lol.
WOW
Great video with great infos
That is just about way cool! I can do this! Thanks 🌹❤️
Go for it!
Wow. I've got to try this. I just happen to have a watermelon in the fridge. :)
They look good. I wish I could try one.
I haven't tried these yet, but I imagine they taste a bit like sugar.
I cried for nothing!
Thanks. I’m gonna try making this
Interesting candy making technique. They appears to be very sweet. But is the flavor watermelon, rind, or mostly cane sugar?
Couldn't you reserve the water you cooked the watermelon in for all the cooking steps to make a better product? Or even reserve it to make a nice simple syrup for cocktails or what have you?
sounds like a great Idea, have to try it!
yeah instead of using water use watermelon juice
@ian sutton wait what
sounds legit
Yeah all the vitamins in the rind went to the drain . We can save it for next day boiling process then let it dry out so that the vitamins stay within the rind.anyway the salt was washed out already Before the second boiling process.. the rind has more vitamins than the watermelon itself... so let us save it and get the most of the vitamins ....
Thank you for a wonderful video, I love this kind of candy. Can you make one of pumpkin and squash candy?
I just found this video. I have not had this since I was a kid 40 + years. We use to make this all the time.
Looks delicious, the only thing I would add is why not save the water it was boiled in to make the syrup. It would have a lot of flavor in it I would think. I’m going to have to try this Recipe thank you very much for sharing.
I was thinking the same! Plus the remaining nutrients.
I was thinking the same thing about him saving that flavorful water. Smart Cook 🤗😋
That wa er might be too salty
Watermelon rind boiled tastes like squash and is used that way in some parts of the world. So discarding the first water is a good idea. You make a blank fruit that way and you can add any flavor you want. I make jam from watermelon rind, and peach Kool-Aid or Jello added makes a wonderful jam.
Marvin Wade Barr - just what? Is that actually a thing to call such stuff jam in the states? The low food standards keep surprising me 😳
This took me back to my childhood. Thank you for this. Subscribed!
I did it the jar was full but I have to show you what I have left everyone loves it thanks so much great recipe
I'm a novice when it comes to sharing however it looks exactly like yours
Wonderful!
You could leave the green rind on. Watermelon is the one rind where you can eat the whole rind. Looks good!
What's a good way to test if the rind is soft brought to stop simmering? If a fork can poke in it easy a good way? I did not know sugar water or syrup was flammable
awesome video buddy thx
I'm new here, thank you for sharing this vedio I like it, Godbless
Thanks and welcome
How would you store this? I've only had pickled watermelon rind which was sweet.
should store well in the mason jars. keep cool and out of direct sunlight.
Ever try powdered sugar to coat that sounds yummy...
Am I the only one cringing on that metal on metal😭😭😭😭 otherwise great vid
NO !! Ty i was thinking the same lol but great info. Nontheless
veronica Wong I just came up on ur comment as soon as he started stirring
_scrape scrape... scrape scrape... scrape scrape..._
Literally the worst sound
Yes you are
I'll get back to ya! Right now I'm gonna make pickled watermelon rind
Looks delish. Like to try this.
Hope you enjoy