watermelon pickles
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My great-aunt Naomi made these every year when I was a child. I don't know which I liked better- eating the watermelon to get the rind or eating the pickles when they were finished! I am using her recipe and it doesn't say how many pints it makes.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
1 Hr
Ingredients For watermelon pickles
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10 lbs. watermelon rind
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2 lbs. white sugar
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1 qt. vinegar
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1/2 oz. cloves
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1 oz. cinnamon
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water
How To Make watermelon pickles
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1Place cubed watermelon rind in a large enameled or stainless steel pot.
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2Cover with water and boil until tender. Drain.
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3Make syrup of sugar, vinegar, and spices. Be sure it's boiling hot.
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4Pour over watermelon rind boiling hot for three days in a row.
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5On the last day put rind and hot syrup in jars and seal.
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