Watermelon pickles

Watermelon pickles

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 4 lb
• cloves - 1 item
• mace - 1 item
• ginger root - 1 item
• watermelon rind and red meat - 1 item
• ginger water - 1 item
• salt in 1 qt - 4 Tbsp
• vinegar to 7 lb - 1 qt
• cinnamon bark - 1 item

How to make watermelon pickles:

Cut off rind and red meat. Soak overnight in salt water. Soak overnight in clear water. Then boil in strong ginger water after weighing.

To 7 pounds of melon take 1 quart of vinegar, 4 pounds of sugar, cinnamon bark, cloves, mace and ginger root. Boil until clear. Pack in jars and seal at once.

This recipe is old, handed down from my grandmother.

Recipe categories: Fruit, Appetizers, Melons.