Cantaloupe Butter Recipe

Ingredients

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• Remove rind and seeds from ripe melons. shopping list
• Cut melon into small pieces. shopping list
• Add just enough water to prevent sticking. shopping list
• Boil until soft,then press through a sieve. shopping list
• Measure,for each quart of pulp add: shopping list
• Add from 1 to 1-1/2 cups sugar shopping list
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice shopping list
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon(or) other spices of choice--say nutmeg,pumpkin pie spice,but nothing to over power the flavor of the cantaloupe. shopping list
• Boil until thick,stirring often to prevent sticking. shopping list
• Pour while hot into hot pint canning jars. shopping list
• Seal. shopping list
• Process 10 minutes in a hot water bath. shopping list