The Catskill Cook Book

A whole Hudson Valley village's best recipes, signed by name — compiled by the Ladies' Sewing Society of St. Luke's Church in 1911.

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Watermelon Preserves

Chop six pounds of red heart of watermelon, add three pounds of sugar, two sliced lemons, and cook at least two and one-half hours. Raisins, sliced figs and citron may be added in the last half-hour, with a little extract of bitter almond.

— Miss Ruth Hall

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