Watermelon Jam- yuck!

[bearcreekfarm]

Made a small batch of watermelon jam today from a recipe I found on the internet last night.
The jars are still cooling, but I had enough left after filling them to sample a bit. Very disappointed. It tastes like- nothing . And to top it off I think I may have cooked it past the jell stage and I expect it is going to turn out to be like very sweet, unflavorful, fruit leather in a jar.

[Callie]

When I make watermelon jelly years ago...it came out tasting like watermelon jolly ranchers....way too sweet!

[Otter]

On the bright side, you can always re-jam.

What's the recipe? I'll know to avoid it, and I'm sure someone here can tweak it for you.

For me, the trick to watermelon jam was to make sure the watermelon was really ripe - almost overripe - and throw the pieces into a colander (btw, am I the only one outside NYC to call it a scolabast? First time I heard the word "colander"I was 20-something and they had to get one and show me) as I cut them off the rind, and the little bit of draining they do makes a big difference. Also, only use the reddest part. When I eat watermelon, I eat it down to the white, but for jam, I leave even the pink on the rinds.