Watermellon Pickles

preserves

Watermellon Pickles — front of the card
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Watermellon Pickles — back of the card
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20 min active · 9 hr total (times estimated)

Ingredients

  • 7 pounds watermelon rind (fruit)
  • 4 pounds sugar
  • 1 pint vinegar
  • Cloves (quantity not specified)
  • Cinnamon (quantity not specified)
  • Allspice (quantity not specified)
  • Nutmeg (quantity not specified)
  • Salt water (for soaking; quantity not specified)

Steps

  1. Soak the watermelon rind in salt water overnight.
  2. Boil the rind in the same salt water, then drain.
  3. Make a syrup from the sugar and vinegar, adding cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg to taste.
  4. Cover the drained rind with the syrup.
  5. Cook until the rind is tender.