Dehydrating Watermelon
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Today we show you how to dehydrate watermelon so we can enjoy it all winter long. Dehydrating watermelon is pretty easy, and a really way to preserve it all winter long. Naturally since it's snowing outside now is the perfect time to dehydrate our watermelons. It didn't go exactly like we had planned but we still wanted to show you the possibilities of ways to store watermelon.
Cut pieces about 1/4 thick and how ever long you want. Put in at 158 degees for about 24 hours, checking often close to the 24 hour mark you may need more or less time depending on your watermelon.
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Heres the watermelon jam recipe
How to Make Watermelon Jam
Ingredients:
8 cups of watermelon, black seeds removed, separated from rinds, and cut into chunks
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 boxes of No Sugar Needed Pectin (if you only add 1 box of pectin, you will end up with something akin to watermelon syrup)
4 cups sugar
How to make watermelon jam:
1. Puree the watermelon chunks in a blender. Depending on the size of your blender, you may have to work in two batches, but the finished amount of puree should be roughly 4 cups.
2. Pour the watermelon puree into a large pot. Add lemon juice.
3. In a small metal bowl, whisk both boxes of pectin together with 1/2 cup of the sugar. This will prevent the pectin from clumping later on.
4. Whisk the pectin/sugar mixture into the watermelon puree.
5. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir almost constantly to prevent the bottom of the mixture from burning.
6. You will add the rest of the sugar when the mixture is boiling so hard that you can't stir the bubbles away. Whisk the sugar in.How to Make Watermelon Jam
7. Return the mixture to a hard boil, and cook for one minute.
8. After one minute, remove the jam from heat.
Canning Homemade Watermelon Jam:
1. Preheat 10 half-pint jars and 10 jar lids. We do this by running the jars through the dishwasher and boiling the lids on the stove.
2. Heat a very large pot of water for canning. Preferably, this is a 20-quart or bigger pot filled about halfway with water and heated on high til the water boils.
3. Get out a jar, make sure it is both clean and dry, and fill it with jam using a metal ladle and a funnel, leaving about 1/4 inch of empty space at the top.
4. Wipe the top of the jar with a clean paper towel to make sure it's clean and dry. Place a lid on top of the jar.
5. Screw a lid ring on firmly.
6. Repeat until all jars are full. If you have a partial jar, you should put it in the refrigerator and eat it in the next couple of weeks. Don't can a partial jar.
7. Place all of the jars into the very large pot of boiling water. Boil them for 10 minutes. (If you are above sea level, times will vary. Consult the instructions inside the box of pectin to be sure.)
8. While the jars are boiling, set a dry towel on the counter (or in some other place where they can sit undisturbed for at least 24 hours). When the time is up, use tongs to remove the jars and set them in the middle of the towel. When all of the jars are out of the water bath, bring the ends of the towel up and lay it over top of the jars.
9. Once the jars are cooled, check to make sure they sealed. Just listen for the ping, and check that the lids have sucked down.
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Hey! Great video on dehydrating watermelon. At first I thought it was crazy, then I thought, if you're growing watermelon it might be a good way to preserve it. Then you said all that stuff.😆 It's like you were reading my mind.😲
Dude, did we just become best friends
@@Citystead 😆Yup! Do you want to go do karate in the garage?
Yup!
Hahaha
My friend dehydrated a watermelon for me one time, and it was so incredibly sweet, that I couldn't eat it. It was the essence of sweetness.
Yeah they are super sweet but that is something we really like about doing it
I’ve never tried dehydrating watermelons. Sounds good.
I had no idea you could dehydrate watermelon! I just started using my new dehydrator, its so much fun! Love seeing how you interact with your daughter. She clearly adores you. :)
We didn't either it seems like such an odd thing to dehydrate but it's so good.
Love this and the jam recipe! Thanks! Your helper was adorable! 🙂
I didn't think this was possible!! Good video and information brother, your helper looked like she was having fun!! Dan
She always loves any day we get to eat watermelon
OHhh dehydrated watermelon ... WONDERFUL CANDY !!! (shared on twitter)
Oh yeah! and thanks for sharing it!
Aw man. Haven’t been keeping up on my RUclips lately. But so glad I tuned in today!! E is seriously the cutest!!!! I love how she knows about composting and how she’s a great co host. And your editing skills. Dang! Becoming a pro vlogger so quickly-love the edit.
Thanks! She is an awesome co-host I fear one day she'll just take it over and kick me off our channel haha.
Awesome idea!! I've always dehydrated apples, strawberries and bananas.
I never thought about preserving watermelon in any way. Cool idea!
Oh it's so good!
I never thought to dehydrate watermelon before.
Definitely worth it
Learned about your Vlog from....VW Family Farm.
I can't wait to try and dehydrate Watermelon! I look forward to watching your Citystead videos!
Annette from Shelbyville, Kentucky
Thank you for coming over! We love the dehydrated watermelon one of our favorites!
I LOVE watermelon! This Summer I am so trying this! And the jam!
it's so good you will be making it all the time
Dehydrate a watermelon? What? Nice video, thanks!
It's so good and worth the 24 hours it takes
Gallagher!! Dehydrate watermelon, whaaat. Never ever would have thought of this one.
Can't talk about watermelon jam and not think of Gallagher smashing some watermelons
I didn't know you could dehydrate watermelon. Cool.
One of the tastiest treats!
Never heard of this but it sure sounds and looks good. Man that snow shonuff made me want to hibernate even more then what I am now. LOL. I so hate winter! Hey I like crunchy so that came out great for me! Great job done you two. Stay warm as ya can and have a great evening!
I hear you I'm ready to hibernate! I don't hate having seasons, but I could go with a shorter winter for sure. Their still really good just a little to crunchy for me should have turned it off before I went to bed rookie mistake.
You had me at Gallagher!! LOLOLOL Kristy in Missouri :)
Can't talk watermelon without mentioning Gallagher
What a good idea! Ill have to try it this next summer!
You won't regret it
Dehydrated watermelon? Going to have to try this. I have made watermelon jelly it is really good.
Lol I have over dehydrated a few things!! Now I just shut it off at bed time and then turn it on in the am!! Good use of some spare melons:)
I know I made a rookie mistake and while trying to make the video kind of embarrassing.
Watermelon rind pickles are good:) Also, check out Sugar Baby bush watermelons. The vine only grows about 3-4 feet:) Thanks for sharing! And she's turning out to be a great helper!
She's going to run the Citystead soon and I'll be out there in a lawn chair with a beer in hand 😄. Now I'm going to have to make them I haven't ever heard anyone say they've had them let alone that they were good.
Ive gotta try it. It tasye like candy but kinda like a chip. Your daughter is too cute.
I mean it was the best way to describe it, I couldn't have put it any better.
Haha haha my Grandma had a round tummy and she always told us as children she had swallowed a watermelon seed!! We grew 3 different types of watermelons this year but only got to eat 2....the pigs sadly got out and ate the rest. We will definitely be trying this next year!! Also I had never thought about watermelon jam....another one we will try!! P.s. I absolutely LOVE red hair! My only daughter is a red head as well! :)
Happy Homesteading! ~Shaina~
We have two redheads which is funny because my wife and I both have dark hair. The watermelon jam is good our daughter pretty much used the whole jar herself
@@Citystead We also have 2 red heads. My oldest son ( 22) and my daughter (18) We also have brown hair so the red hair was a great surprise. We do have it on both sides of the family though. My daughter loves watermelon stuff. She doesn't care for the texture of watermelon itself so we will be definitely be trying the jam. :D. Have a wonderful weekend! :D ~Shaina~
Yummy!
Yum. I wish I could eat that. I'm thinking it might be too much for my blood sugar to handle!
Yeah the dehydrating really brings that sugar content up 😄
The Citystead it does! But I bet it’s so good!
It’s just beginning.... no the fun is all over
Oh to be a kid again and enjoy winter snow 😂
Ok I have never heard of this but now I have to try it. I only wish I would have seen this earlier lol. Anyone got a watermelon still??? Haha maybe next year!!
Oh it's so good! Yeah if you find one do it, or hold on to the idea for next season
Its just not the same, wet messy cold watermelon. Then dry watermelon chips. Lol. Guess thats how they flavor jolly ranchers.
It really does have a jolly rancher like taste
Your daughter is such a riot! Great outgoing and funny personality! Great parenting guys!! I loved as she SUNK when you were saying now all we have to do is wait.....and wait...........and wait.................and wait! Making these TONIGHT! Thanks, Kristy in Missouri:) (IG @kristyinMO68) I am interested in ordering GARLIC! Are you selling?
I'm not selling garlic this year, but I'm looking at it for next year. She really is a hoot and has a pretty quick witted personality. How did you like the dehydrated watermelon?
subbed you from vw. you can grow melons on a trellis. if large support with pantyhose slings. my turn with vw is in May. have a great new year. God bless you.
We grow little sugar babies on a trellis but with our available space I'll leave the big ones to my parents who have a lot more land
@@Citystead sugar baby is perfect for the trellis. talking bout melons reminds me of being a kid. my dad worked with natural resources conservation reserve at an ag experiment station in Tifton GA. after trials on new plants they would let the workers have some produce. I ate many varieties before they even hit the market. the orange melon was super cool to eat and share with your school buddies. i'll probably be doing some videos on agriculture past this yr. i only started my channel at the end of nov so i'm small and learning. was hoping you had a cpl hundred more subs today. but i am glad to be one. happy new year brother.