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Pickled Watermelon Rind Recipe

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Ingredients

Watermelon rind, 4 quarts of 1-inch chunks

3 quarts water

3/4 cup salt

1 quart white or cider vinegar

8 cups sugar

2 tablespoons whole cloves

10 to 12 3-inch cinnamon sticks, broken into 1-inch pieces

1/2 teaspoon mustard seed

Red food coloring –(optional)

Directions

1) Peel green skin and cut off inner pink from watermelon rind; cut into 1-inch chunks and measure 4 quarts. Put in a non-metal bowl and add the water and salt. Add more water if necessary, to cover the rind chunks. Cover and soak overnight in refrigerator.

2) Drain and cover with clear water; transfer to a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Bring to a boil and continue to boil for 30 minutes; drain.

3) Pour vinegar into an 8-quart kettle; add sugar. Tie spices in a cheesecloth bag and add to vinegar mixture. Bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat and let stand for 15 minutes.

4) Add the drained watermelon rind. Boil gently until rind is transparent and syrup is slightly thickened, about 45 to 55 minutes. Remove spices 15 minutes before done and add the food coloring, if using, just to tint.

5) Spoon into hot sterilized 1-pint jars leaving about 1/2-inch head space, and seal. Process jars in boiling water bath for 10 minutes

Makes about 4 pints.

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Comments

wynnebaer 5 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Never had pickled watermelon rinds before...Sounds very interesting

grandmacooks 5 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Grew up eating watermelon rind pickle that my mother made, and I used to make it too. It is a wonderful sweet pickle!

momo_55grandma 5 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Old but True Recipe great post ranger love it,

peetabear 5 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Haven't made these in along time... good post... and a favorite on the Thanksgiving table...^5

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