You might be wondering what happened to the rest of our watermelon surplus. You know, the 1 1/2 watermelons that were left after we made popsicles. Let's just say they are now jarred and jiggly versions of their former selves. Maybe it's the fact that I missed the majority of the canning season this year. But as the summer dwindled I was prepared to stick just about anything in a jar. And watermelon just happened to be one of those things. Apparently it's not that common, because I couldn't really find a tested recipe for it. So I improvised, using a basic recipe for mint jelly on the pectin pack (I figured watermelon juice couldn't be any different than minty water, and substituting it would be fine). So I now I have all these little jars of sunset-colored jelly. And no clue what to do with it. Since it is such an unusual preserve, I'm stumped. What would YOU do with it? Most creative idea just might win a jar from me.

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