watermelon pickles

Name: Watermelon Pickles
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Ingredients: - 10 lbs. watermelon rind; - 2 lbs. white sugar; - 1 qt. vinegar; - 1/2 oz. cloves; - 1 oz. cinnamon; - water

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ginger skaggs

harrodsburg, KY

Updated on Apr 23, 2013

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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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 1 Hr

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Ingredients

- 10 lbs. watermelon rind
- 2 lbs. white sugar
- 1 qt. vinegar
- 1/2 oz. cloves
- 1 oz. cinnamon
- water

How To Make watermelon pickles

Step 1

Place cubed watermelon rind in a large enameled or stainless steel pot.

Step 2

Cover with water and boil until tender. Drain.
Step 3

Make syrup of sugar, vinegar, and spices. Be sure it's boiling hot.
Step 4

Pour over watermelon rind boiling hot for three days in a row.
Step 5

On the last day put rind and hot syrup in jars and seal.
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